August 1, 2021 Fire erupts at Tesla Big Battery in Australia during testing The site, near Geelong in Victoria, had been disconnected from the grid and there will be no impact to electricity supply.
August 1, 2021 Renault locks in lithium supply from Vulcan Energy in five-year deal Vulcan will supply 6,000 to 17,000 tonnes of lithium annually to the French automaker.
August 1, 2021 High metal prices, covid-19 increase miners’ exposure to cyberattacks — report The covid-19 pandemic increased the level of cyber risk because it pushed miners to quickly restructure the way they operate, as the need for systems that support remote working and…
August 1, 2021 Rio Tinto readies to ship trial lithium plant to Serbia The lithium shipment is the culmination of a decade's research to catapult Rio Tinto into battery minerals.
August 1, 2021 African rare earth projects moving forward despite challenges – report A Roskill report commends the efforts by a number of African countries to establish a diversified rare earths supply chain.
July 31, 2021 Sediment plumes from deep-sea mining become turbulent cloud New research shows that midwater sediment plumes discharged by mining machinery become a highly turbulent cloud of suspended particles.
July 30, 2021 Lomiko Metals releases PEA for La Loutre in Quebec The PEA envisions an open-pit mine with an average annual production of 97,400 tonnes of graphite concentrate over a 14.7-year mine life.
July 30, 2021 Native Americans ask court to block Lithium Americas mine The project would become one of the largest US producers of the electric vehicle battery metal.
July 30, 2021 BHP to build solar farms at Nickel West The project will help cut carbon emissions by 12% compared with 2020 levels at its Mt. Keith and Leinster nickel operations, where power is currently being generated through diesel and…
July 30, 2021 Civil unrest in South Africa, covid-19 may push cobalt prices up — report Fastmarkets’ third-quarter forecast is for cobalt prices to average $25 per lb.
Codelco, SQM kick off lithium tie-up with board meeting The NovaAndino Litio company was established after an agreement signed in May 2024 and valid until 2060. December 29, 2025 | 07:59 am