January 11, 2024

International Battery Metals leases lithium filtration plant for US production

The move would make IBAT the first company to commercially produce lithium with a DLE technology.

January 11, 2024

Harvard lithium metal battery may be apt for industrial, commercial applications

A new lithium metal battery can be charged and discharged at least 6,000 times and can be recharged in a matter of minutes.

January 10, 2024

BHP partners with HBIS Group on decarbonization trials in steelmaking

Its latest collaboration agreement with HBIS will tap into the investment of up to $15 million over three years.

January 10, 2024

Ivanhoe Electric shocks Saudi geology to spot targets

Ivanhoe Electric is part of a growing number of international mining companies investing in Saudi Arabia.

January 10, 2024

Gemfields says rubies making headway in Chinese market

The company's report, the second since 2020, reveals that rubies are gaining steam among Chinese consumers.

January 9, 2024

Epiroc, Vale Canada bolster mine safety and innovation

Vale Base Metals plans to use Epiroc’s technology and digital advances in underground technology to remove employees from the rock face, production drilling areas, and ground support locations.

January 9, 2024

US seeks to jumpstart production of higher-energy uranium now made in Russia

The US is seeking bids from contractors to help establish a domestic supply of a uranium fuel enriched to higher levels.

January 9, 2024

Defense Metals inks MOU to ship rare earth sample from BC to Ucore’s Ontario facility

MOU is a further step in the direction to be part of the Western world's REE supply chain, says CEO.

January 9, 2024

Alcoa to cut Kwinana refinery production in phased-out shutdown

It will begin curtailment of the Western Australia refinery in the second quarter, and cease all output of alumina by the third.

January 8, 2024

Alcoa set to announce Kwinana refinery closure

The plant, one of Alcoa’s first three Western Australia alumina refineries, has been operating below nameplate capacity for the past year.