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Magnis in deal with Tesla to supply graphite for electric vehicle batteries

Agreement is for a minimum three-year term to supply up to 35,000 terapascal anode active materials beginning February 2025.

Reuters | February 20, 2023 | 2:36 pm

Ecobat to build new battery recycling facility in Arizona

The new facility, located in Casa Grande, will initially produce…

Staff Writer | February 20, 2023 | 9:38 am

Tesla considering a bid for Sigma Lithium

Sigma’s biggest shareholder has been exploring a potential sale of…

Bloomberg News | February 17, 2023 | 2:24 pm

General Motors digs into mining business to lead race for EV metals

The US automaker has invested in several miners to improve…

Bloomberg News | February 17, 2023 | 8:29 am

GRAPHIC: Steep levies on Russian aluminum could threaten US nickel supply

Russia accounted for 11% of US nickel imports in 2022.

Reuters | February 17, 2023 | 7:50 am

Sediment plumes from deep-sea mining become turbulent cloud

New research shows that midwater sediment plumes discharged by mining machinery become a highly turbulent cloud of suspended particles.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 31, 2021 | 2:32 pm

Here’s who wins and who loses from the surge in commodity prices

Commodities as a whole have risen more than 20% this year, and around 50% in the case of crude oil.

Bloomberg News | July 30, 2021 | 3:04 pm

Goldman recapitulates $5 a pound copper price by end of 2021

New report says while copper bulls have been facing “a crisis of confidence”, fundamentals “have been quietly tightening” setting up return to record prices in the near future.

Frik Els | July 30, 2021 | 11:24 am

Copper price: China’s scrap rebalancing act could derail recovery – report

China's copper scrap imports look set to grow substantially.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 30, 2021 | 10:06 am

Native Americans ask court to block Lithium Americas mine

The project would become one of the largest US producers of the electric vehicle battery metal.

Reuters | July 30, 2021 | 9:19 am

IEA’s roadmap shows difficult journey to net zero: Kemp

In the short term, emissions are on a rising trend, notwithstanding a temporary decline during the covid-19 pandemic, putting the world a long way off track to reach zero emissions by 2050.

Reuters | July 30, 2021 | 7:56 am