May 29, 2018 Miners warn Congo it faces $3bn revenue loss over new law The mining companies insist the government reinsert a stability clause, present in the former code.
May 29, 2018 Australia’s Galaxy Resources to sell tenements in Argentina to POSCO for $280 mln The land is located in the northern area of the giant Salar del Hombre Muerto salt flat.
May 28, 2018 Early stage projects are located in mining-friendly jurisdictions Worldwide there are over 30,000 exploration projects.
May 27, 2018 Scientists one step closer to producing more efficient lithium-ion batteries They deposited copper on the ion-bombarded graphite.
May 25, 2018 Electric vehicles seen driving cobalt crunch by mid-2020s Demand for electric vehicles, using cobalt in batteries, could spark a deficit of cobalt as soon as 2022.
May 25, 2018 Chinese battery firms join Responsible Cobalt Initiative German car manufacturer Daimler also joined the RCI last month.
May 25, 2018 In lithium hot spot, ghost towns recall another boom gone bust While lithium today isn’t the linchpin of Chile’s economy (that would be copper), miners are aggressively expanding production.
May 24, 2018 Lithium price: Massive supply response gets underway SQM, world no 3 lithium miner, plans to nearly quadruple capacity in fewer than three years – to the equivalent of 84% of global output last year.
May 24, 2018 Report: Mining needs $100–$150 billion to meet EV demand McKinsey asks if the availability and rising prices of cobalt, lithium, copper and nickel will constrain greater electric vehicle penetration.
May 24, 2018 Chile high court declines to weigh in on lithium spat at Maricunga In a written decision, it said it was "the responsibility of the lower-court judge" who is reviewing the case and was not a constitutional issue.
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