April 8, 2024 EU commissioner says FTA with Australia would help minerals push Talks between the two sides on a trade pact collapsed last year with Canberra unhappy over access to EU markets for its farm goods.
April 7, 2024 Dry Andes more sensitive to lithium mining than previously thought – study Research shows that the Dry Andes region of Chile, Argentina and Bolivia is more sensitive than previously thought to environmental change and human activities such as mining.
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.
Vale, Caterpillar and Sotreq sign deal to expand fleet of autonomous trucks in Pará, Brazil New agreement expands fleet to approximately 90 autonomous trucks in the region by 2028. December 16, 2025 | 01:52 pm
