September 10, 2021 Novel type of graphene proposed for high-performance sodium batteries Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology say that Janus graphene - named after the Roman god of new beginnings - can open new doors to high-capacity sodium-ion batteries.
September 1, 2021 Nouveau Monde joins Global Battery Alliance The organization has around 70 members, including Anglo American, Glencore and Vale.
August 31, 2021 Value of battery metals in new electric cars already beyond 2020 total MINING.COM’s EV Metal Index surpasses 2020 full year total in just six months as lithium, cobalt and nickel prices bounce and tonnes deployed globally set records.
August 27, 2021 How Afghanistan’s $1 trillion mining wealth sold the war US media regurgitates a 2010 New York Times frontpage story on Afghanistan’s mineral riches based on a secret Pentagon memo and a 1977 Soviet geologic map.
August 23, 2021 US critical mineral imports up 7.9% y-o-y in Q2 – report S&P Global Market Intelligence reports the volume of critical minerals flowing into the country in H1 2021 surpassed the 316,108 tonnes imported in H1 2020 by 41,209 tonnes.
August 17, 2021 Northern Graphite to target battery manufacturers with Bissett Creek product Lab results show that Bissett Creek’s graphite can be easily purified to battery standards.
August 15, 2021 New policies in Inner Mongolia may tighten synthetic graphite supply – report Inner Mongolia’s energy consumption control policy could drive the synthetic graphite market into a deficit, Roskill says.
August 12, 2021 Scientists develop low-cost, graphene-based method to remove uranium from drinking water “Within hours, our process can purify a large quantity of drinking water below the EPA limit for uranium.”
July 30, 2021 Lomiko Metals releases PEA for La Loutre in Quebec The PEA envisions an open-pit mine with an average annual production of 97,400 tonnes of graphite concentrate over a 14.7-year mine life.
July 29, 2021 Construction begins for Nouveau Monde’s Matawinie mine The Matawinie mine will have the distinction of being the first all-electric open pit mine in the world.
Gold price rally drives global surge in illegal mining, group says Artisanal and small-scale gold mining has likely risen to about 30% of global supply, the World Gold Council estimates. December 10, 2025 | 07:31 am
