Lithium Americas expects delays at Caucharí-Olaroz over coronavirus The company expects construction on the $500m project completed early 2021. Bruno Venditti | March 13, 2020 | 11:37 am
Silvercorp ramps up China operations As of this week, the Ying and GC mines had achieved 94% of planned capacity. MINING.com Editor | March 13, 2020 | 9:51 am
US looks beyond tariffs to secure critical titanium supply The Secretary of Defense is tasked with taking "all appropriate action" to support domestic production capacity. Reuters | March 13, 2020 | 9:47 am
Glencore closes London office due to coronavirus A spokesman said the move came after one of the company's employees tested positive for coronavirus. Reuters | March 13, 2020 | 9:12 am
Black-lung coal miners facing serious threat from virus spread Biggest labor union for U.S. coal miners warns that members are at “significant risk.” Bloomberg News | March 13, 2020 | 8:18 am
China copper inventories near 4-yr high as supply swamps virus-hit demand Inventories of copper climbed by 34,959 tonnes from the previous week to 380,065 tonnes. Reuters | March 13, 2020 | 7:59 am
Meet zinc, the cheap metal gunning for lithium’s battery crown Metal is making the jump into a developing $30 billion energy-storage market for electrical grids. Bloomberg News | March 13, 2020 | 7:35 am
Maritime considering processing ore at Rambler’s plant in Newfoundland The Toronto-based miner signed an LoI that involves an assessment of the Nugget Pond gold plant. MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 13, 2020 | 6:15 am
Neo produces battery-grade lithium carbonate in Argentina The Canadian miner achieved purities of 99.535% and 99.599% using two different processes. MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 13, 2020 | 6:10 am