June 10, 2021 Electric vehicles a $7 trillion market opportunity to 2030 – report BloombergNEF forecasts global sales of zero-emission cars rising to 70% of the market by 2040, thus making demand for battery metals soar.
June 9, 2021 EU should promote moratorium on deep-sea mining, lawmakers say Deep-sea mining would extract cobalt, copper, nickel, and manganese from nodules which pepper the sea floor at depths of 4-6 kilometres.
June 9, 2021 Neo Lithium more than doubles 3Q project’s high-grade zone resources The resource is "strategically important" because it requires smaller evaporation ponds to put the project into production, the company says.
June 9, 2021 Cornish Metals’ tin-copper project richer than anticipated Updated estimate for the South Crofty project in Cornwall, England, shows a 10% increase in indicated resources and an almost 130% gain in inferred tin resources.
June 8, 2021 US must work with allies to secure electric vehicle metals – White House Biden has vowed to work with allies to secure minerals needed for EV vehicle batteries and process them domestically.
June 8, 2021 Apple said to be in battery supply talks with CATL and BYD The tech giant is said to be negotiating with Chinese battery producers CATL and BYD to secure supply for its allegedly planned electric car.
June 8, 2021 Ganfeng to build new 50,000 tonnes-per-year lithium plant Ganfeng will set up a joint venture company in the city of Fengcheng for its latest plant, which will convert spodumene into lithium battery materials.
June 8, 2021 Miners should target smaller deposits for clean energy era, says PwC Battery minerals represented less than 3% of the top 40 miners' total revenue in 2020.
June 8, 2021 Biden administration sets up ‘strike force’ to go after China on trade The United States plans to combat unfair trade practices that have contributed to a "hollowing out" of supply chains.
June 7, 2021 Indonesian tin miners target the ocean as reserves dwindle on land Indonesia is the world's biggest exporter of tin used in everything from food packaging to electronics and now green technologies.
Super Copper’s Cordillera project approved by Chile’s National Mining Authority The concessions cover approximately 6,858 hectares in the Atacama copper belt. December 24, 2025 | 11:24 am
