Costs at American Lithium’s Peru project up to $700m, CEO says Construction could begin by late 2024 or late 2025. Reuters | June 19, 2023 | 7:06 am
California city to power garbage trucks with organic waste Roseville will start powering its garbage trucks with renewable natural gas derived from organic waste. Staff Writer | June 19, 2023 | 6:06 am
Albemarle to buy Lithium Power’s Australian unit Lithium Power has scrapped the planned demerger of its Australian assets in favour of the $21 million sale to the US giant. Cecilia Jamasmie | June 19, 2023 | 5:34 am
Rio Tinto autonomous iron ore train derailed The miner said a probe had been launched after one of its autonomous trains derailed on Saturday evening, leaving no injured. Cecilia Jamasmie | June 19, 2023 | 3:32 am
Business groups weigh in on recent mining developments in Panama The Mining Chamber of Panama and the Chamber of Commerce entered the debate related to Cobre Panamá and Cerro Quema. Staff Writer | June 18, 2023 | 2:24 pm
World’s No. 2 gold miner is trying to get bigger in copper For a company with “gold” in its name, Barrick Gold Corp. has become noticeably fixated on copper. Bloomberg News | June 18, 2023 | 12:12 pm
Material intensity in EV batteries going down —report IDTechEx says there is a trend to reduce the number of materials that provide core functionality to the battery pack. Staff Writer | June 18, 2023 | 7:53 am
New study quantifies violations of Indigenous peoples’ rights by extractive industries Ten universities joined forces to conduct the largest quantitative analysis to date of the violations of Indigenous peoples’ rights by extractive and industrial developments. Staff Writer | June 18, 2023 | 7:24 am
Argentina’s growing lithium industry hits export records Argentina’s growing lithium industry hit a record high with exports rising to $60m in May. Bloomberg News | June 17, 2023 | 12:06 pm