September 13, 2021 Chile indigenous group asks regulators to suspend SQM’s permits Chile's SMA environmental regulator in 2016 charged SQM with overdrawing lithium-rich brine from the Salar de Atacama salt flat, prompting the company to develop a $25 million plan to bring…
September 13, 2021 Union at Albemarle Atacama plant rejects new contract offer, strike continues The union said in a statement that the latest deal offered nothing beyond two prior proposals that were also rejected.
September 13, 2021 Surge in electric vehicle sales power lithium prices as shortages loom Lithium prices have jumped to their highest in more than three years.
September 13, 2021 Scientists working on autonomous swarms of robots to mine the Moon NASA has granted a research team from the University of Arizona $500,000 to develop robots able to mine, excavate and even build simple structures on the Moon's surface.
September 10, 2021 Novel type of graphene proposed for high-performance sodium batteries Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology say that Janus graphene - named after the Roman god of new beginnings - can open new doors to high-capacity sodium-ion batteries.
September 9, 2021 Sibanye wants to tap green metals boom as gold deals lack value Some of the biggest mining companies are expanding into or eying commodities tied to the green revolution.
September 9, 2021 Ganfeng Lithium outbid in battle for M&A target Millennial The new offer values Millennial almost 7% higher at C$377 million.
September 9, 2021 Home: Shanghai squeeze revitalises flagging nickel market Shanghai's stainless steel contract, closely watched by Chinese nickel players, hit its own life-of-contract high last month.
September 8, 2021 Conservation body calls for global moratorium on deep-sea mining Environment officials and campaigners have called for a global moratorium on deep-sea mining and on issuing new exploration contracts unless marine ecosystems can be effectively protected.
September 8, 2021 Li-Cycle to build EV battery recycling plant in Alabama The facility, to be built in Tuscaloosa, aims to tap into an increased focus from EV and cathode manufacturers across the US Southeast.
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
