October 19, 2018 Canada invests $12m to extract magnesium from asbestos tailings The government has introduced new regulations to ban asbestos and products containing asbestos, but they don't apply to residues left from mining the carcinogenic material.
October 17, 2018 Chilean govt to seek international arbitration over Albemarle contract Albemarle failed to make a "serious" offer for its annual production capacity to be provided at a discounted rate - Corfo
October 17, 2018 Glencore chair Tony Hayward latest to drop out of Saudi conference Another executive pulls out of conference due to widespread concern about the fate of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
October 17, 2018 World’s top miner embracing the boom in electric car batteries BHP Billiton Ltd. is boosting sales of the top-quality nickel that’s needed for electric vehicle batteries, another sign that the world’s biggest miner is targeting more opportunities in the booming…
October 17, 2018 Chinese electric car makers, nurtured by state, now look for way out of glut Government promises action, raising fears of consolidation.
October 16, 2018 Dutch battery maker to invest $1.9B in China cell factory Dutch battery maker Lithium Werks BV, founded earlier this year, is investing 1.6 billion euros ($1.85 billion) in a massive lithium-ion cell factory in China as demand for batteries is…
October 16, 2018 Vale rules out major acquisitions CEO Fabio Schvartsman said the company would only invest further in nickel if global prices for the metal rise from $13,000 per tonne currently to around $20,000 per tonne.
October 15, 2018 Europe to spend billions on lithium-ion battery plants The goal is to reduce reliance on batteries from Asia, particularly China and South Korea.
October 14, 2018 The electric-vehicle future will run on two wheels: Adam Minter E-bikes would require compact, lightweight, and reliable lithium-ion batteries similar to those that power everything from iPhones to Teslas.
Krypton in zircon grains reveals landscapes’ history and potential future, researchers say By measuring the krypton, the Curtin University team was able to work out how long zircon grains spent near the Earth’s surface before they were buried, like a ‘cosmic clock’. January 16, 2026 | 12:40 pm
