CATL seals $1.4 billion deal to develop Bolivia lithiumLithium resources in Bolivia's iconic salt flats are estimated at 21 million metric tons, according to the USGS.Reuters | June 19, 2023 | 8:58 am
Material intensity in EV batteries going down —reportIDTechEx says there is a trend to reduce the number…Staff Writer | June 18, 2023 | 7:53 am
Critical material prices are recovering but the outlook is mixedNew report says lithium, nickel sulphate and rare earth prices…Frik Els | June 16, 2023 | 11:24 am
Shenghe Resources to buy stake in Australia’s Peak Rare Earths The stake, which will be sold by Appian Pinnacle to Shenghe's Singapore unit, will cost the latter around A$39.25 million. Reuters | February 11, 2022 | 9:55 am
Iron ore price plunges after China regulators’ new warning China Iron and Steel Association said some companies involved in iron ore businesses had "violated business ethic" by issuing and hyping fake information. MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 11, 2022 | 7:51 am
Copper price highest since October on supply squeeze "Copper held on major exchanges is now at alarming levels, representing just three days of global supply." MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 10, 2022 | 8:33 am
Researchers develop ICP-coring system for deep mining A new coring system has the potential to obtain and test "living" samples from the deep earth. MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 10, 2022 | 6:06 am
Iron ore price retreats on Beijing warning China’s state planner warned on Wednesday against fabricating iron ore prices. MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 9, 2022 | 8:08 am
CATL, LG, Panasonic deployed record GWh of passenger EV battery capacity in 2021 Adamas Intelligence reports that 2021 saw a record 286.2 GWh of passenger EV battery capacity deployed onto roads globally. MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 9, 2022 | 6:06 am
China warns against publishing false iron ore price information The authorities would take further measures to ensure iron ore price stability and strictly crack down on irregularities. Reuters | February 8, 2022 | 5:45 pm
Global lithium production hits record high on electric vehicle demand Global consumption of lithium in 2021 was estimated to be 93,000 tonnes, a 33% increase from 70,000 tonnes in 2020. MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 8, 2022 | 11:04 am
China metallurgical coal futures surge on supply woes, demand recovery Other steelmaking ingredients on the Dalian bourse also jumped. Reuters | February 8, 2022 | 10:15 am