April 5, 2024 Big 5 diversified mining companies are having a rough 2024 World’s 50 biggest miners had a combined market capitalization of just under $1.4 trillion, with losses at the very top offsetting a banner quarter for gold and copper stocks.
April 5, 2024 Tesla scraps low-cost car plans amid fierce Chinese EV competition Tesla has canceled the long-promised affordable car that investors have been anticipating, as reported by Reuters.
April 5, 2024 EU sees hope for US minerals deal from new forced labour law The EU is set to implement its law on forced labour this year.
April 5, 2024 Lithium’s role in ‘clean’ ammonia production reimagined US-based researchers updated an ammonia production process to make it greener and economically feasible.
April 4, 2024 Surge Battery Metals to begin drilling at Nevada North lithium project next month Surge reported in February a maiden Mineral Resource Estimate on NNLP which it said had the highest grade lithium clay resource in the US.
April 4, 2024 Sigma Lithium CEO won’t sell the company at current lithium prices The company said this week it plans to increase production to 520,000 metric tons per year by 2025.
April 4, 2024 Chile port workers stage protests, threatening commodity exports The Ventanas port is a major hub for exporting both copper and lithium.
April 4, 2024 New technology uses sand to store renewable energy Particle thermal energy storage doesn’t rely on rare earth metals or materials that have complex and unsustainable supply chains.
April 3, 2024 Winsome Resources reveals plan to repurpose Renard diamond plant in Quebec for lithium Quebec has seen an explosion of lithium spodumene discoveries in recent years, and developers are competing to bring the first product to Western markets.
April 3, 2024 Mining for EV metals threatens gorillas and chimpanzees in Africa Nearly 180,000 great apes in Africa are under threat as mining activities drive deforestation, according to a study published on Wednesday in Science Advances.
Weir to acquire ESCO Elecmetal Fundición Limitada for $75 million Mining technology firm to acquire the remaining 50% share of its Chile-based joint venture. December 12, 2025 | 03:32 pm
