September 25, 2020

California is banning gasoline cars. Now the EV race begins

Governor Gavin Newsom has ordered regulators to phase out the internal combustion engine and ban the sale of all new gasoline-fueled cars after 2035.

September 25, 2020

MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week

Pebble Partnership CEO resigns, metals and mining stock price massacre...

September 24, 2020

Mines are the biggest holes in Tesla’s $25,000 car plans

“We sorta take a chunk of dirt out of the ground, remove the lithium, and put the chunk of dirt back where it was. It will not look, like, terrible.…

September 24, 2020

Tesla’s lithium plan faces stark obstacles

Company's plan to produce lithium close to its Gigafactory faces stark challenges from the outset, including an onerous permitting process, uncertain access to water and questions about unproven methodologies.

September 23, 2020

Tesla bets on mining with Nevada lithium claim

The company is planning to build its own cathode factory.

September 23, 2020

China wants to be carbon neutral by 2060. Is that possible?

President Xi Jinping’s surprise announcement has left many questions, none more important than: “How?”

September 23, 2020

Eurobattery Minerals finds econo-grade nickel sulphide at Corcel

According to the Swedish company, mineral studies determined the predominant Ni-sulphide mineral to be pentlandite.

September 22, 2020

Tesla warns on challenges of scaling up production

Elon Musk warned about the difficulties of speeding up production as an expert cautioned the carmaker's increased reliance on large-scale aluminum parts could bring new manufacturing challenges.

September 22, 2020

Giga Metals shares surge ahead of Tesla ‘battery day’

The stock has been on a wild ride in September.

September 21, 2020

Cobalt demand for 5G to challenge electric vehicles

The need for larger rechargeable batteries and more energy storage for 5G technology is expected to significantly boost demand for cobalt over coming years.