Finland’s Fortum begins battery material recovery from EV ‘black mass’
Black mass is the shredded material that comes from used batteries, which can include lithium, cobalt, and nickel.
Black mass is the shredded material that comes from used batteries, which can include lithium, cobalt, and nickel.
The country nationalized its copper sector in 1971, provoking international outrage, particularly in the United States.
Production hit 178,100 tonnes of copper in Q1 mainly due to the ramp-up of its newly opened Quellaveco copper mine in Peru.
The initiative seeks to secure domestic supply of materials used in manufacturing electric car engines and batteries.
“Money is a coward — it runs away at the first sign of trouble,” the chairman of Ivanhoe Mines said.
The company reported the death of an employee at the Moa Joint Venture mine.
The bitter Teck-Glencore brawl is headed for a potential climax this week.
Vladimir Potanin, president and biggest shareholder of Nornickel, was ranked as the second richest in Russia.
Miner reported lower copper, zinc and nickel production in the first quarter.
“In the last year, energy security has trumped sustainability,” says Wood Mackenzie.