For decades, geothermal plants in the Upper Rhine Valley have been pumping up hot fluids from beneath the earth’s surface to generate electricity, but the facilities never bothered about the lithium in the brine.
South Korea’s LG Chem Ltd. and its battery unit LG Energy Solution agreed to buy 20,000 tonnes of battery-grade nickel from Li-Cycle over 10 years starting in 2023 as part of a deal that includes a $50 million investment in the
The facility in Rochester will be built to process 35,000 tonnes annually of waste, 40% larger than initially expected.
Rising adoption of battery-powered transport and the further development of vehicle-to-grid, or V2G, systems -- which allow the two-way flow of electricity -- could offer a potentially better option to store renewable energy.
Billionaire mining magnate Andrew Forrest has boosted its offer to buy out Noront Resources.
USA Rare Earth said it wants to develop the Round Top project to support a domestic mine-to-magnet supply chain.
Enrollment in US mining engineering programs dropped 46% between 2015 and 2020.
Key moves in the mining sector.
According to Wood Mackenzie, new entrants into the battery recycling space should be cautious when looking at bullish expectations for the sector.
The green energy transition necessitate massive new investments in mining, but how does today’s boom stack up to the aughts?