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Sediment plumes from deep-sea mining become turbulent cloud

New research shows that midwater sediment plumes discharged by mining machinery become a highly turbulent cloud of suspended particles.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 31, 2021 | 2:32 pm

Civil unrest in South Africa, covid-19 may push cobalt prices up — report

Fastmarkets’ third-quarter forecast is for cobalt prices to average $25…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 30, 2021 | 6:06 am

Low-carbon power for steel, aluminum industries key for global decarbonization goals — report

According to Wood Mackenzie, ramping up battery metals production is…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 29, 2021 | 6:06 am

VIDEO: Chinese workers condemned for ordering soldiers to beat up artisanal miners in the DRC

According to the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of…

Bruno Venditti | July 28, 2021 | 10:03 pm

First Cobalt, Timiskaming First Nation partner on wild plant study

The two-year study will assess the historic effects of settlement,…

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | July 28, 2021 | 12:47 pm

Mercedes accelerates electric shift with $47 billion push

Mercedes plans to launch three new all-electric vehicle platforms in 2025 and set up eight battery factories with partners.

Bloomberg News | July 22, 2021 | 11:18 am

How transition metals destabilize high-energy-density li-ion batteries

Japanese scientists discovered that high-valent transition metals destabilize lattice oxygen in oxide-based battery materials.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 22, 2021 | 6:06 am

BHP to supply Australian nickel to Tesla

Benchmark Mineral Intelligence estimates the deal would be for up to 18,000 tonnes of nickel annually.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 21, 2021 | 10:35 pm

Nouveau Monde appoints financial advisers for Matawinie project, shares up

The Matawinie graphite project is planned as the first open-pit operation in Canada that will exclusively use electric equipment.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 21, 2021 | 9:05 am

CATL sues smaller rival over alleged IP violation

China's top EV battery maker said it had sued smaller rival China Lithium Battery Technology Co (CALB) for alleged intellectual property violations.

Reuters | July 21, 2021 | 8:06 am

Home: Stainless steel strength and supply hits reinforce nickel price

Nickel's current revival has very little to do with either Indonesia or battery demand.

Reuters | July 21, 2021 | 7:04 am

Volkswagen battery electric vehicle deliveries nearly triple in H1

Deliveries were mostly driven by demand in Europe, which last week unveiled an effective end date for new combustion engine cars.

Reuters | July 20, 2021 | 10:32 am

In push to supply Tesla, Piedmont Lithium irks North Carolina neighbors

Company last autumn signed a deal to supply US electric automaker Tesla Inc with lithium sourced from its deposits in North Carolina.

Reuters | July 20, 2021 | 7:32 am

EV Metal Index quadruples year-on-year as lithium, nickel prices rally

MINING.COM’s tracker of the value of battery metals in newly sold electric cars surges from pandemic lows, grows 18% month-month as lithium and nickel prices resume upward march.

MINING.com Editor | July 19, 2021 | 2:10 pm

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Sediment plumes from deep-sea mining become turbulent cloud

Civil unrest in South Africa, covid-19 may push cobalt prices up — report

Low-carbon power for steel, aluminum industries key for global decarbonization goals — report

VIDEO: Chinese workers condemned for ordering soldiers to beat up artisanal miners in the DRC

First Cobalt, Timiskaming First Nation partner on wild plant study

Mercedes accelerates electric shift with $47 billion push

How transition metals destabilize high-energy-density li-ion batteries

BHP to supply Australian nickel to Tesla

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