October 24, 2017

Juniors oppose Barrick’s plans to turn an old mine into a ski resort

"Barrick must be stopped!", a junior miner wrote.

October 22, 2017

China’s Jinchuan eyes new nickel, cobalt project to tap electric vehicle boom

China’s top nickel producer, will next year start building a new project in Guangxi that will produce raw materials for electric vehicle (EV) batteries, its chairman said, looking to tap…

October 22, 2017

The massive impact of EVs on commodities in one chart

What would happen if you flipped a switch, and suddenly every new car that came off assembly lines was electric?

October 20, 2017

Bacanora secures environmental permit for Sonora project in Mexico

Permit lets Bacanora go-ahead with its 35,000tpa (tons per annum) lithium carbonate operation in Mexico.

October 19, 2017

Canadian company announces plan to open cobalt mine, refinery in east Idaho

Total initial capital cost is estimated at $187 million with additional sustaining, reclamation and closure costs of $101M totaling $288 million.

October 18, 2017

MGX Minerals nears completion of first commercial rapid lithium extraction system

MGX and its technology partner, PurLucid, made ground-breaking progress in treating complex brines with high magnesium content.

October 17, 2017

Lithium Supercycle

The truth, in regards to the world’s mineral resources, is that we in the western developed countries are usually not in control of supply.

October 15, 2017

VW lowballs cobalt producers, fails to secure supply for EVs

In one of the clearest signs of a tight cobalt market, Volkswagen has failed to secure a long-term supply of cobalt used in electrical vehicle batteries.

October 12, 2017

Mitsui to build desalination plant for BHP’s Spence copper mine in Chile

The project will be the Japanese company’s first desalination plant and it is estimated to require an investment of around $623 million (70 billion Yen).

October 11, 2017

Landmark court decision shakes up mineral royalties

In a High Court decision handed down on 3 October 2017, Justice Meyer found in favour of the taxpayer, United Manganese of Kalahari Proprietary Limited.