CATL sells $405 million stake in Pilbara Minerals CATL bought its 4.9% holding in the depths of the 2019 lithium downturn. Reuters | March 2, 2023 | 9:45 am
Copper price falls ahead of China’s annual parliament meeting China is expected to set its GDP growth rate target at 5.5%-6% this year, according to ING. MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 2, 2023 | 9:44 am
Lithium Americas kicks off construction at Thacker Pass The proposed mine has the potential to be North America's largest source of lithium for electric vehicle batteries. Staff Writer | March 2, 2023 | 9:26 am
Column: India cheers the return of ‘King Coal’ as industry sees buoyant future The industry's confidence in a long and prosperous future stands in contrast to India's commitment to "phase down" coal-fired power generation. Reuters | March 2, 2023 | 8:29 am
Tesla comments spur plunge in China rare earth miner shares Citing health and environmental risks, Tesla said its next drive unit will use a permanent magnet motor that doesn’t use rare earths. Bloomberg News | March 2, 2023 | 8:18 am
Mining dealmakers set for year of hot M&A after monster gold bid Mergers and acquisitions will be top of mind at PDAC this year. Bloomberg News | March 2, 2023 | 8:07 am
India writes to markets regulator opposing Hindustan Zinc-Vedanta deal Hindustan Zinc stocks have fallen since the proposal to buy two Vendata subsidiaries. Reuters | March 2, 2023 | 7:54 am
Tesla lobbying to secure lithium from Chile — report Tesla executives held talks with the ministers of foreign affairs and mining, as well as with the leader of the development agency Corfo. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 2, 2023 | 6:53 am
Tempered steel was a thing 2,900 years ago Until recently it was assumed that it had not been possible to produce suitable quality steel in the Early Iron Age and certainly not in the Final Bronze Age. Staff Writer | March 2, 2023 | 6:14 am