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Global battery demand to quadruple by 2030 — report

According to Bain & Company, lithium-ion batteries will remain dominant for the foreseeable future.

Staff Writer | July 17, 2024 | 10:26 pm

Boyd, Roosen, Quartermain: It takes grit, invention, luck to make the big time

Mining industry legends discuss the backstories on their multibillion-dollar successes.

Henry Lazenby - The Northern Miner | July 17, 2024 | 3:12 pm

Sodium-ion battery startup sparks lithium alternative

Peak Energy received $55 million in funding to scale up…

Bloomberg News | July 17, 2024 | 12:48 pm

Column: BHP joins the lengthening list of nickel price casualties

Indonesia's nickel production surge is challenging the West's ambitions of…

Reuters | July 17, 2024 | 8:57 am

Rio Tinto names Shell’s Katie Jackson as new copper chief

Jackson, who is the current president of National Grid Ventures,…

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 17, 2024 | 3:33 am

Savannah sees potential to expand Barroso lithium project in Portugal

Barroso is slated to be Western Europe's largest spodumene lithium mine.

Staff Writer | July 11, 2024 | 10:11 am

Serbian top court clears path for Rio Tinto’s Jadar lithium project

Serbian top court ruled on Thursday that the government's decision in 2022 to revoke Rio's permit for the project was unconstitutional.

Staff Writer | July 11, 2024 | 9:41 am

International Battery Metals begins commercial operations at DLE plant in Utah

The company said this is the first time lithium has been produced using the only modular such plant installed at a brine resource in the world.

Staff Writer | July 11, 2024 | 9:04 am

BHP halts Western Australia nickel mines on weak prices, glut

Decision affects the Mt Keith and Leinster operations, the Kwinana refinery, the Kalgoorlie smelter, and the the West Musgrave project.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 11, 2024 | 3:58 am

Mining vs AI: What’s wrong with this picture?

As the saying from mid-19th century California goes, during a gold rush the easiest way to get rich is selling shovels and picks.

Frik Els | July 10, 2024 | 6:15 pm

Mining’s top 50 companies: two more lithium stocks drop out

The world’s 50 biggest miners gained a combined $42 billion during Q2, but the ranks of lithium stocks in the top tier have halved as valuations plummet.

Frik Els | July 9, 2024 | 5:47 pm

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Global battery demand to quadruple by 2030 — report

Boyd, Roosen, Quartermain: It takes grit, invention, luck to make the big time

Sodium-ion battery startup sparks lithium alternative

Column: BHP joins the lengthening list of nickel price casualties

Rio Tinto names Shell’s Katie Jackson as new copper chief

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Savannah sees potential to expand Barroso lithium project in Portugal

Serbian top court clears path for Rio Tinto’s Jadar lithium project

International Battery Metals begins commercial operations at DLE plant in Utah

BHP halts Western Australia nickel mines on weak prices, glut

Mining vs AI: What’s wrong with this picture?

Opinion: The United States should decrease its reliance on mineral imports

Global lithium sector eyes Argentina’s salt flats on tech test run

CMOC to double copper output at Congo mines to 1 million tonnes by 2028

Mining’s top 50 companies: two more lithium stocks drop out