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Standard Lithium retools operations after short seller’s attacks

Company is trying to become the first new US source of lithium for electric vehicle batteries in decades.

Reuters | September 7, 2022 | 6:47 am

Super strong material produced with Martian rock, titanium alloy

The new robust and high-performance material is to be used…

Staff Writer | September 7, 2022 | 6:06 am

Inside Tesla’s drive to keep Musk’s battery promise

The secret behind Elon Musk's goal of selling 20 million…

Reuters | September 6, 2022 | 11:04 am

The race for US lithium hinges on a fight over a Nevada mine

As the Congress’s climate bill rolls out tax credits for electric car…

Bloomberg News | September 6, 2022 | 7:20 am

McEwen, Rio Tinto to jointly develop copper project in Nevada

The Canadian gold and silver producer is offering Rio's subsidiary,…

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 6, 2022 | 5:22 am

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China ramps up US crude oil imports as elections near

Despite importing nearly 900,000 bpd this month alone, China's oil buying spree is about to end.

Oilprice.com | September 25, 2020 | 9:53 am

Gold price closing in on worst week since March

Other precious metals are also headed for their worst week since March.

MINING.com Editor | September 25, 2020 | 9:27 am

Integra reports long intercepts from DeLamar

Company has released assay results for five holes drilled as part of this year’s exploration program at the Florida Mountain deposit in Idaho, reporting several long mineralized intercepts.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 25, 2020 | 2:17 am

Mines are the biggest holes in Tesla’s $25,000 car plans

“We sorta take a chunk of dirt out of the ground, remove the lithium, and put the chunk of dirt back where it was. It will not look, like, terrible. It will be nice.”

Frik Els | September 24, 2020 | 3:08 pm

Tesla’s lithium plan faces stark obstacles

Company's plan to produce lithium close to its Gigafactory faces stark challenges from the outset, including an onerous permitting process, uncertain access to water and questions about unproven methodologies.

Reuters | September 24, 2020 | 8:26 am

Pebble Partnership CEO resigns over leaked tape

Comments made about elected and regulatory officials in Alaska in private conversations videotaped by an environmental activist group.

MINING.com Editor | September 23, 2020 | 3:36 pm

Tesla bets on mining with Nevada lithium claim

The company is planning to build its own cathode factory.

MINING.com Editor | September 23, 2020 | 1:13 pm

Gold price slides further on rising dollar

Citi analysts said gold could still hit a record before the end of the year as the US election approaches.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | September 23, 2020 | 9:05 am

Some carbon-rich exoplanets may be made of diamonds

Researchers believe that carbon-rich exoplanets could convert to diamonds if water were present.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | September 23, 2020 | 6:30 am

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