More than precious: silver’s role in the new energy eraLong 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 batteriesAustralian startup Vulcan Energy claims it can produce battery-grade lithium…Bloomberg News | January 15, 2021 | 12:00 pm
Metals behind EV revolution to resume volatile rally – againGlobal EV sales are projected to surge 60% this year,…Bloomberg News | January 15, 2021 | 7:28 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