Ford asks US gov’t to speed up mining permits

Ford says it takes up to 10 years to complete permitting requirements for critical mineral mining in the US, versus two to three years in Canada and Australia.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 31, 2022 | 9:33 am

Toyota to invest $5.3 billion in Japan, US for EV battery supply

When the additional facilities come on line between 2024 and 2026, Toyota's battery production capacity in the two countries will have increased by 40 gigawatt-hours.

Reuters | August 31, 2022 | 8:11 am

Chile’s President puts proposed mining tax on the table

Mining sector says new tax would add uncertainty to investment decisions needed to help fill a global copper supply deficit.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 31, 2022 | 6:15 am

AI reveals melting temperature of all known earthly minerals

Prior to this development, less than 10% of the melting temperatures of the 200,000-plus inorganic compounds that have been identified on earth were known.

Staff Writer | August 31, 2022 | 5:05 am

Increasing demand for US coal pushes workforce numbers up in Q2’22 — report

S&P Global Market Intelligence reports employment is trending upward, with a 1.9% increase quarterly and 15.8% yearly.

Staff Writer | August 30, 2022 | 2:36 pm

A 51-year-old era of global economics may be dying a slow death

Swiss Re has been above-consensus on price growth and below it on growth calls.

Bloomberg News | August 30, 2022 | 8:05 am

New aluminum-sulphur battery developed to lower cost of energy storage

In a paper published in the journal Nature, the researchers explain that the new battery architecture uses aluminum and sulphur as its two electrode materials.

Staff Writer | August 30, 2022 | 6:06 am

Oil rises to highest in a month amidst global energy crunch

Cries of supply shortages continue to come from all corners.

Bloomberg News | August 29, 2022 | 4:27 pm

Graphite One prefeasibility outlines $1.2bn capex for Alaska mine and Washington state plant

The company estimates it will take three years to permit and build the graphite manufacturing facility and on average, the plant would produce about 49,615 tonnes of anode material per year.

Staff Writer | August 29, 2022 | 9:35 am

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