July 11, 2022 Ganfeng Lithium to buy Argentina-focused Lithea for $962 million Privately owned Lithea owns rights to two lithium salt lakes in Argentina's mineral-rich Salta province.
July 11, 2022 New Li-ion battery performs well in freezing cold, scorching hot temperatures An outstanding new electrolyte gives Li-ion and lithium-sulphur batteries the ability to perform well at freezing cold and scorching hot temperatures while still packing a lot of energy.
July 9, 2022 Giant Congo cobalt mine exports at risk as investors feud An intensifying feud between shareholders of the Tenke Fungurume mine may lead a court-appointed administrator to block its exports of copper and cobalt.
July 8, 2022 Top 50 mining stocks lose $600bn in market value from peak After a brutal second quarter, investors in the world’s 50 biggest mining companies are in full retreat as metal prices slump and uncertainty grips the sector.
July 8, 2022 Vulcan Energy partners with Enel Green to develop Italian lithium project Separately, Vulcan said it had received a positive result for its preliminary environmental impact assessment application in Germany.
July 8, 2022 Chile helps Dominican Republic identify lithium deposits The Caribbean country has set up a special senate committee to investigate how best to commercialize and develop potential lithium resources.
July 7, 2022 Volkswagen breaks ground on $20 billion battery unit’s first cell plant The Salzgitter venture is one of six battery plants VW has planned for Europe.
July 7, 2022 Volkswagen’s CEO talks batteries, supply chains and the Porsche 911 The carmaker broke ground on a new cell factory in Salzgitter, Germany, one of five such facilities in Europe under its PowerCo unit.
July 7, 2022 Brazil eases rule on lithium exports amid rising demand Sigma's Brazilian unit expects to start producing lithium by the end of the year.
July 6, 2022 How strong are rare earth magnets? From tiny fridge magnets that hold to-do lists to powerful ones that create magnetic fields for electricity generation from wind turbines, there are many different types of magnets.
Copper price nears $13,000 on tariffs woes, supply strain Mine outages, tariff risks and tight supply push copper toward a milestone despite weakening Chinese demand. December 29, 2025 | 05:51 am
