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More than precious: silver’s role in the new energy era

Long known as a precious metal, silver also has industrial applications metal for an eco-friendly future.

Nicholas LePan - Visual Capitalist | January 15, 2021 | 3:07 pm

Miner gets closer to producing ‘green’ lithium for EV batteries

Australian startup Vulcan Energy claims it can produce battery-grade lithium…

Bloomberg News | January 15, 2021 | 12:00 pm

MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week

Judge denies Native American bid to block Rio Tinto’s copper…

MINING.com Editor | January 15, 2021 | 9:06 am

Metals behind EV revolution to resume volatile rally – again

Global EV sales are projected to surge 60% this year,…

Bloomberg News | January 15, 2021 | 7:28 am

Inside SQM’s struggle to win over indigenous communities in Chile’s Atacama

Native communities that ring the Atacama worry that mining may…

Reuters | January 15, 2021 | 6:29 am

China Moly buys 95% of DRC copper-cobalt mine from Freeport for $550m

The Kisanfu mine holds 6.28 million tonnes of copper and 3.1 million tonnes of cobalt metal.

Reuters | December 13, 2020 | 10:06 am

Rare earth producers aim to agree global environment standards in 2021

Manufacturers of electronic goods and EVs are under pressure from consumers to push their suppliers to impose sustainability standards.

Reuters | December 11, 2020 | 11:15 am

EV Metal Index on course for record year

MINING.COM EV Metal Index, which tracks the value of battery metals in newly registered passenger EVs surge 80% year on year.

Frik Els | December 10, 2020 | 2:37 pm

Largo to supply vanadium to clean energy storage co.

Largo Clean Energy will receive raw materials from the Maracás Menchen mine in Brazil.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 9, 2020 | 6:15 am

Minerals and metals demand recovery in 2021 – report

Fitch sees mining and metals capital expenditure improving in 2021, compared with 2020.

MINING.com Editor | December 8, 2020 | 12:55 pm

Tianqi Lithium sells 49% of Australian unit to IGO in $1.4bn deal

Move gives IGO access to the Greenbushes, the world’s biggest hard-rock lithium mine.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 8, 2020 | 3:51 am

Biden infrastructure plans will prop up base metals markets

Plans by US President-elect to spend $2 trillion on infrastructure are expected to underpin metals prices in the coming months.

Reuters | December 7, 2020 | 9:26 am

IGO in talks to buy into Tianqi’s Greenbushes lithium mine

Australian nickel-gold miner IGO could buy up to a 25% stake, worth close to $1.5 billion, in the world’s biggest hard-rock lithium mine.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 7, 2020 | 3:43 am

MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week

Glencore taps coal head Gary Nagle as new CEO; Mining supercycle talk back; Carmakers have blind spot for lithium, cobalt, nickel prices

MINING.com Editor | December 4, 2020 | 3:50 pm

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More than precious: silver’s role in the new energy era

Miner gets closer to producing ‘green’ lithium for EV batteries

MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week

Metals behind EV revolution to resume volatile rally – again

Inside SQM’s struggle to win over indigenous communities in Chile’s Atacama

China Moly buys 95% of DRC copper-cobalt mine from Freeport for $550m

Rare earth producers aim to agree global environment standards in 2021

EV Metal Index on course for record year

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Largo to supply vanadium to clean energy storage co.

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Biden infrastructure plans will prop up base metals markets

IGO in talks to buy into Tianqi’s Greenbushes lithium mine

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