There are signs of resurgence in the mining industry, driven in large part by the boom in storage technology.
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$16K in gold bullion up for grabs in new stock-picking contest from Stockpools & Kitco
Junior mining investor enthusiasts will be duelling it out for the big money when the next contest by Stockpools and Kitco is launched the first week of June.
Battery electric vehicles underground guideline published
Joint venture between GMSG and CMIC results in best practices guide for the mining industry.
China and India on aggressive electric vehicle push
China and India are rolling out plans to dramatically accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs), initiatives that have prompted the IEA to take notice and promise a review its long-term oil demand forecast.
5 clean energy innovations that could transform our world
Innovations in energy storage, smart grid, and electricity generation technologies will affect every part of the source-to-consumer supply chain for powering the planet.
Argentina to pass new mining law this week
Governments, industry players, unions expected to sign federal mining agreement this week, which aims to double investment in the sector to $25bn in eight years.
Junior granted mining lease for primary scandium mine; stock rockets 15%
Investors in a small-cap junior focused on the mining of a lesser-known element - scandium - were rewarded on Friday after a favourable decision from the New South Wales government in Australia.
Dozens trapped, two killed in Iranian coal mine explosion
The blast took place at a mine located in Iran's northern Golestan province on Wednesday morning.
Pilbara Minerals vaults 30% on Chinese offtake deal
Australian lithium explorer Pilbara Minerals (ASX:PLS) took a big step today towards its goal of becoming a low-cost lithium producer, by completing offtake arrangements for its flagship Pilgangoora project in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.
Elon Musk's worst nightmare: child labor and cobalt supply
Lithium-ion batteries contain more cobalt than lithium, says Lior Gantz of the Wealth Research Group, and discusses the element's predicted shortage.
Czech mining industry pins hopes of revival on lithium
The European country holds between 1.2 to 1.4 million tonnes of lithium, located mostly around the tiny village of Cinovec, on the border with Germany.
Caterpillar soars as first quarter sales jump for first time in over two years
The giant equipment maker's quarterly profit surged past estimates helped by a recovery in most of its end markets.
MGX Minerals receives independent confirmation of rapid lithium extraction process
As reported by SRC, the Company’s proprietary design process was successful in recovering up to 83.7% lithium (Li) and concentrating 461 ppm Li from a 71 ppm representative sample of formation brine originating from the Sturgeon Lake oilfield.
Recent Escondida strike may push Chile into recession
Analysts believe that would increase the chances of the country joining Latin America’s ongoing political drift to the right in November’s elections.
Chile’s Codelco sets up lithium subsidiary
The unit is expected to help speed up the approval of legislation that allows the exploration and exploitation of the country’s vast lithium deposits.
British scientists find sub-sea minerals treasure trove
They have found valuable minerals atop an underwater mountain, which is basically a huge flat-topped mound of some of the scarcest materials on Earth.
Iron ore, copper price plunge brings carnage to mining stocks
Worries about Chinese economy and rising tension surrounding North Korea brings fear trade to mining and industrial metals.
Bacanora Minerals soars on deal to supply lithium to Japan’s Hanwa
Transaction will see the Tokyo-based trader acquiring up to 100% of the output coming from Bacanora's Sonora lithium project in Mexico.
Escondida strike less damaging to Chile’s copper output than thought — report
Experts expect the country, which accounts for more 30% of the world's copper supply, to produce 5.4 million tonnes of the metal in 2017, slightly down from the 5.5mnt it yielded last year.
The great Nevada lithium rush to fuel the new economy
At least six startups have recently placed or leased claims in the area. They join North Carolina-based Albemarle Corp., whose recently acquired Silver Peak mine and processing operation has been unearthing lithium from Clayton Valley’s brines since the mid-1960s.
Wealth Minerals begins sampling at Chile’s Laguna Verde lithium project
Wealth Minerals Ltd., reports that it has initiated an extensive lake-brine sampling and project evaluation program at the Laguna Verde Lithium Project in Chile.
Miners to spend $21 billion on exploration by 2025
Equipment and services suppliers will have to wait at least another year until they can fully feel the impact of this trend, says CSA Global — the world's second-largest mining sector consultancy.
One World Minerals Inc. announces second phase work program including 4000m of drilling on its Rico Litio Lithium Project
One World Minerals Inc. is pleased to announce the start of a second phase exploration program on the Company’s Rico Litio lithium property located in the State of California Baja Norte, Mexico.
Manganese – the third electric vehicle metal no one is talking about
Manganese is a critical and irreplaceable element used in steel production and used widely as a battery component.
