January 11, 2021 Bioinspired material boosts lithium-ion extraction Scientists used a bioinspired material to achieve controlled ion transport and sieving for lithium-ion extraction.
January 11, 2021 Spearmint could launch lithium-focused subsidiary The Canadian miner said the spinout would allow for its assets to be properly valued.
January 10, 2021 Global cobalt production capacity expected to be cash positive in 2021 – report A new report by Roskill predicts that cobalt’s all-in sustaining cost of production will fall this year.
January 8, 2021 The periodic table of commodity returns U.S. Global Investors traces 10 years of commodity price performance.
January 8, 2021 BC’s Roberts Bank Terminal 2 project gaining support The Roberts Bank Terminal 2 application has been toiling under Canadian federal regulatory approval for years.
January 8, 2021 Chile threatens legal action to get Albemarle to disclose lithium reserves Chilean regulators have threatened company with legal action, demanding the world´s top lithium miner present a plan for turning over data on its reserves.
January 8, 2021 MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week What’s next for Rio Tinto’s Arizona copper project?; Cornish Lithium granted rights for offshore exploration; Agnico snaps up Nunavut miner TMAC in $226m deal
January 7, 2021 Copper, iron ore price rally adds $250bn to top 50 mining companies The world’s 50 most valuable mining companies jumps to a new record high of $1.3 trillion by year’s end.
January 7, 2021 Albemarle to double lithium production in Nevada The world's largest lithium producer plans to invest $30m to $50m at Silver Peak by 2025.
January 7, 2021 Elon Musk surpasses Jeff Bezos to become world’s richest person A 4.8% rally in Tesla’s share price Thursday boosted Musk past Amazon founder on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
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