October 24, 2022 Responsible copper mining framework extended to nickel, zinc and molybdenum The Copper Mark extends its responsible mining assessment already covering a fifth of global copper production, to molybdenum, nickel and zinc with the launch of a pilot program.
October 24, 2022 Trafigura and EVelution Energy plan to develop cobalt plant EVelution Energy is expected to start construction of the plant in Arizona in late 2023.
October 19, 2022 Automakers need more time to meet US minerals requirements for EVs – execs New restrictions on battery sourcing and critical minerals, along with price caps and income caps, take effect on Jan. 1.
October 18, 2022 Researchers better understand what it takes to improve EV batteries’ performance A scientific team tracked the real-time movement of lithium ions inside layered lithium nickel-rich oxides.
October 14, 2022 Sherritt to recoup $260 million of outstanding debt from Cuban partners The new agreements with Cuban partners would allow the Moa joint venture to prioritize dividend payments in the form of finished cobalt.
October 13, 2022 Electra begins commissioning battery materials recycling demonstration plant in Ontario Electra is currently retrofitting its existing cobalt sulphate refinery in Temiskaming Shores, Ontario, to accommodate its proprietary hydrometallurgical process designed to treat black mass.
October 13, 2022 MMG to start arbitration against Congo’s Gecamines MMG said armed forces entered its Nambulwa mining lease on Sept. 16 claiming Gecamines had signed a research contract for it.
October 12, 2022 VIDEO: Deep-sea miner stock jumps after first seafloor collection since 1970s Investors piled into The Metals Company on Wednesday after it said it completed its first collection run of battery metals from more than four kilometres below the surface of the…
October 12, 2022 Column: How do you accelerate energy transition when current crisis slams the brakes If the answer to the energy crisis is a faster rollout of renewable alternatives to fossil fuels, then the problem is that the current situation is hindering the solution.
October 11, 2022 GM to take equity stake in Australian mining company General Motors will invest up to $69 million and take an equity stake in Queensland Pacific Metals.
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