June 8, 2020

Europe jumpstarts faltering electric vehicle revolution

Global new electric passenger sales are forecast to fall by 18% to 1.7 million this year.

June 4, 2020

German auto stimulus to boost VW’s electric push

Buyer incentives for passenger cars, including a lowering of value added tax to 16% from 19% were included as part of a 130 billion euro stimulus.

June 4, 2020

Li-ion battery demand to grow tenfold by 2029 – report

Roskill predicts capacity will reach 1,8‌00GWh before the end of the decade.

June 3, 2020

Millennial Lithium gets license to expand Pastos Grandes project

The Canadian miner now controls all tenements previously owned by state company Remsa.

June 2, 2020

US hopes to expand strategic minerals initiative

Currently there are ten countries under the Energy Resource Governance Initiative.

June 2, 2020

Chinese battery breakthrough needn’t worry cobalt price bulls

Svolt's new cobalt-less battery technology has long road ahead, says Benchmark Mineral Intelligence.

May 29, 2020

MINING.COM MINUTE video news roundup launches today

We’re proud to introduce the MINING.COM MINUTE, a speedy video roundup of the biggest stories in the mining and metals industry.

May 29, 2020

Bacanora Lithium to reopen plant at Sonora project

Bacanora expects to have the Hermosillo pilot plant back up and running in June.

May 28, 2020

US House bill aims to boost domestic mining of strategic minerals

The cornerstone of the bill is a provision requiring federal agencies to streamline the mining permit review process.

May 28, 2020

Lithium prices to bounce after 2022

When demand picks up, the supply side won’t be able to react quickly enough, says BMI.