October 1, 2020 MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week Trump issues new order to spur rare earths mining; Copper price in biggest drop since height of pandemic; Iron ore price jumps 5% after Vale suspension...
October 1, 2020 Spearmint starts drilling at Clayton Valley lithium project The deposit is one of the few in Nevada of which Tesla has publicly stated they covet.
October 1, 2020 Trump issues new order to spur rare earths mining Executive order declares a national emergency in the mining industry, a move aimed at expanding domestic production of rare earths.
September 30, 2020 EV demand will spark lithium mining reinvention Lithium prices almost tripled between mid-2015 and mid-2018 as the world’s fleet of electric vehicles hit five-million and the auto industry began to fret over the supply of raw materials.
September 30, 2020 Bacanora Lithium sells 50% of German project to Erris The Zinnwald project, located in the heart of Europe's chemical and car industries, would be Erris’ first project in Germany.
September 29, 2020 China EV ambitions threat to entire US auto industry – report A bipartisan, federal response is required for the US to compete with China’s ownership of the next generation of transportation, according to a new report from SAFE.
September 29, 2020 Mainstream EV adoption: 5 speedbumps to overcome As prices fall and capabilities improve, Castrol predicts a majority of consumers will consider buying an EV by 2024.
September 29, 2020 Tesla is trying to mine its own lithium after dropping M&A plan Company secured its own lithium mining rights in Nevada after dropping a plan to buy a company there, according to people familiar with the matter.
September 28, 2020 New copper composite to support wider EV adoption US-based researchers produced a lighter weight conductive material by depositing and aligning carbon nanotubes on flat copper substrates.
September 28, 2020 First LiSTR direct lithium extraction facility in US open LiSTR is an environmentally friendly technology that selectively extracts lithium ions from tail brine.
Precious metals craze prompts China fund to turn away investors UBS SDIC Fund had become increasingly concerned that investors could be exposed to heavy losses should a record-breaking bull market suddenly turn. December 27, 2025 | 08:00 am
