April 5, 2024

Tesla scraps low-cost car plans amid fierce Chinese EV competition

Tesla has canceled the long-promised affordable car that investors have been anticipating, as reported by Reuters.

April 5, 2024

EU sees hope for US minerals deal from new forced labour law

The EU is set to implement its law on forced labour this year.

April 5, 2024

Lithium’s role in ‘clean’ ammonia production reimagined

US-based researchers updated an ammonia production process to make it greener and economically feasible.

April 4, 2024

Graphite’s war-fighting capabilities

Natural graphite and aluminium are the materials most commonly used across military applications and are also subject to considerable supply security risks.

April 4, 2024

Morocco expects more EV battery investments, minister says

Government gave the green light for Chinese electric battery maker BTR New Material Group to build a factory near Tangier.

April 4, 2024

Sigma Lithium CEO won’t sell the company at current lithium prices

The company said this week it plans to increase production to 520,000 metric tons per year by 2025.

April 4, 2024

Congo suspends ERG subcontractors at major cobalt mine

The allegations mark the latest sign of frayed relations between ERG and the Central African nation.

April 3, 2024

Winsome Resources reveals plan to repurpose Renard diamond plant in Quebec for lithium

Quebec has seen an explosion of lithium spodumene discoveries in recent years, and developers are competing to bring the first product to Western markets.

April 3, 2024

Mining for EV metals threatens gorillas and chimpanzees in Africa

Nearly 180,000 great apes in Africa are under threat as mining activities drive deforestation, according to a study published on Wednesday in Science Advances.

April 3, 2024

SEC: Tesla can’t dodge activist shareholder proposal on deep-sea mining

The proposal, filed by As You Sow, asked the US automaker to commit to a deep-sea mining moratorium.