September 7, 2022

Standard Lithium retools operations after short seller’s attacks

Company is trying to become the first new US source of lithium for electric vehicle batteries in decades.

September 6, 2022

Inside Tesla’s drive to keep Musk’s battery promise

The secret behind Elon Musk's goal of selling 20 million Tesla's a year by 2030 lies in its pioneering battery technology.

September 6, 2022

Column: China’s drought intensifies global coal shortage

China's rising coal consumption threatens to worsen a worldwide shortage as power producers in Europe and the United States also turn back to solid fuel in the face of soaring…

September 6, 2022

The race for US lithium hinges on a fight over a Nevada mine

As the Congress’s climate bill rolls out tax credits for electric car makers, some see the state as ground zero for the industry.

September 5, 2022

Chilean market ends sharply higher after voters reject new constitution

Chile is the world's top copper producer and is home to global copper giants like Codelco, BHP, Anglo American and Glencore as well as Antofagasta.

September 5, 2022

Sundance says Cameroon breached court order over Mbalam iron ore licence

Sundance has been in dispute with authorities in Cameroon and Congo Republic over the fate of the Mbalam-Nabeba project.

September 2, 2022

Chile, Codelco face another lost decade of output growth

World's no.1 producer Codelco’s annual copper production is set to fall 400,000 tonnes below its peak while Chile’s output is back to levels last seen in 2004.

September 2, 2022

South Korea sees ‘betrayal’ in Biden’s electric vehicle push

South Korean Trade Minister Lee Chang-yang will visit the US this month to lobby against the new measures.

September 2, 2022

Apple’s car is beloved before it even exists

Bloomberg has reported Apple is shooting for a fully autonomous electric car and aims to have one ready around 2025.

September 2, 2022

Explainer: Is Chile about to tear up its Pinochet-era constitution?

The proposed new constitution focuses on social rights, the environment and gender equality, a sharp shift from the market-orientated current one.