January 17, 2021 What China’s increasing control over cobalt resources in the DRC means for the West – report Roskill says China’s increasing control over copper and cobalt resources in the DRC could pose a threat to western market participants.
January 17, 2021 SQM says relations with indigenous communities are improving SQM said it is is making progress in improving relations with the communities that live around the Atacama salt flat.
January 17, 2021 Hardy bacteria turn out to be good cobalt miners Geobacter could become the basis of new biotechnology to reclaim and recycle cobalt from lithium-ion batteries.
January 15, 2021 More than precious: silver’s role in the new energy era Long known as a precious metal, silver also has industrial applications metal for an eco-friendly future.
January 15, 2021 Miner gets closer to producing ‘green’ lithium for EV batteries Australian startup Vulcan Energy claims it can produce battery-grade lithium without emitting carbon dioxide.
January 15, 2021 MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week Judge denies Native American bid to block Rio Tinto’s copper project; Rhodium price roars above $20,000 in precious metals’ biggest rally; Rio Tinto to open North America’s first scandium plant…
January 15, 2021 Metals behind EV revolution to resume volatile rally – again Global EV sales are projected to surge 60% this year, according to BloombergNEF.
January 15, 2021 Inside SQM’s struggle to win over indigenous communities in Chile’s Atacama Native communities that ring the Atacama worry that mining may be depleting scarce freshwater and lithium-rich brine, reducing its availability for people and wildlife.
January 14, 2021 Largo Resources eyes US listing, shares up The company recently launched a new VRFB business in the US.
January 14, 2021 Lithium Chile allowed back to Laguna Blanca project Covid-19 restrictions in Chile hindered the miner’s ability to continue exploring the project.
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