Following the minerals

China is coveting Afghanistan’s mineral endowment, which despite recent headlines, may not be as rich as advertised.

Rick Mills- Ahead of the Herd | September 17, 2021 | 2:56 pm

Lithium price rally accelerates in September

Technical and battery-grade lithium carbonate prices increased by over 20% in the first half of September.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | September 17, 2021 | 9:58 am

Global nickel production to rise 6.8% in 2021 – report

Indonesia, the Philippines and Brazil are expected to be significant contributors to the overall growth this year.

MINING.com Editor | September 17, 2021 | 9:25 am

New photo battery harvests the sun, stores energy in a single device

A team of researchers from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology has developed a photo battery that has dual functions in harvesting solar energy and storing energy in a single device.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | September 17, 2021 | 6:15 am

Sibanye-Stillwater grabs 50% of Nevada lithium project for $490 million

The deal is one of the largest ever in the US lithium market and it t marks Sibanye’s third battery metal investment this year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 16, 2021 | 6:58 am

China’s XTC New Energy plans $1.6bn battery material investment

Plant will eventually produce 100,000 tonnes of lithium iron phosphate and 60,000 tonnes of ternary materials annually.

Reuters | September 16, 2021 | 3:44 am

Vulcan Energy gets firm commitments for $146.58m discounted placement

Funds raised would be used to progress Vulcan's zero-carbon lithium development in Europe, which has an offtake deal with the battery unit of South Korea's LG Chem.

Reuters | September 15, 2021 | 9:48 pm

Talon Metals hits record nickel, copper grades at Tamarack

Tamarack is currently the only high-grade development-stage nickel project in the US.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | September 15, 2021 | 9:01 am

CATL said to be mystery bidder for Canada’s Millennial Lithium

A bidding war is heating up for Canadian miner Millennial Lithium Corp. as Chinese firms compete to secure key elements needed for electric-vehicle batteries.

Bloomberg News | September 15, 2021 | 7:44 am

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