October 14, 2018

What’s next as Tianqi, SQM face off in Chile court

On Oct. 11, Chile's Constitutional Court put the brakes on a $4 billion deal allowing the sale of A 24 percent stake in SQM to China's Tianqi Lithium Corp.

October 12, 2018

New corporate alliance aims to bring better efficiency and ethics to cobalt mining industry

First Cobalt and Fisker Inc. are focused on providing cobalt to the American EV market efficiently, and on maintaining stringent ethical mining practices.

October 12, 2018

World’s top copper producer faces lengthy smelter halt at major mine

Chile's Codelco is in the midst of upgrading its smelter at Chuquicamata, its second largest operation by size, to comply with stricter emissions standards coming in effect in December.

October 12, 2018

Congo miners seek concessions in new code as arbitration on hold

They hope they can still wring out a compromise in the world’s main source of cobalt and Africa’s biggest copper producer.

October 12, 2018

Lynas jumps after its critic in Malaysian Gov’t leaves review team

Deputy Minister Fuziah Salleh, a long-standing critic of Lynas’ plant, offered to step down from the committee reviewing the facility following criticism that she would not be impartial.

October 11, 2018

A big graphene industry breakthrough out of Arizona

Arizona based Urbix Resources has produced the first economically viable graphene-enhanced lightweight concrete.

October 10, 2018

Chile wants lithium to be traded on LME

Chile expects lithium to soon become its second largest mining asset, just behind copper. It's currently the country's fourth biggest export.

October 10, 2018

Graphite One’s Alaska project may prove key to US defence industry — CEO

A White House/US Department of Defence (DoD) report has recommended direct investment in companies developing domestic sources of graphite and the Canadian junior is one of them.

October 9, 2018

DRA secures front end engineering design for Yangibana Rare Earths Project

The Yangibana Project will be Hastings’ first Rare Earths Project on the Australian continent, containing substantial Neodymium and Praseodymium resources. The Project currently spans approximately 650 square kilometers and is…

October 9, 2018

ERG bets on cobalt from Congo in quest for growth

Eurasian Resources Group (ERG) plans to ramp up cobalt output at its Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) facility as it expects the electric car industry to boost demand for the…