October 13, 2022 Lithium price jumps to fresh all-time high Benchmark Mineral Intelligence says spot market pricing will feed through to long term contracts signed by automakers.
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 Volatility storm adds to pain for Chile’s battered markets White-knuckle trading in Chilean assets is erasing the final traces of the country’s reputation as the most stable of Latin America.
October 11, 2022 New environmentally friendly method to extract metals from Li-ion batteries launched in Canada Toronto-based researchers are using supercritical fluid extraction to recover metals from end-of-life Li-ion batteries.
October 10, 2022 Zimbabwe miners unfazed by new royalties proposal Mineral royalties accounted for 2.8% of Zimbabwe's tax revenue in 2021, Zimbabwe Revenue Authority data shows.
October 9, 2022 US government includes Li-ion batteries in list of goods produced by child labor The US Department of Labor included lithium-ion batteries among the 158 goods from 77 countries that the department believes are produced by child labor or forced labor.
October 7, 2022 Material degradation inside Li-ion batteries finally understood A Korean research team has succeeded in the real-time observation of the expansion and deterioration of the anode material within Li-ion batteries.
October 6, 2022 US court sets January 2023 hearing for Lithium Americas mine suit Opponents of the Thacker Pass mine are asking the court to overturn former President Donald Trump's 2021 approval.
October 6, 2022 USGS, NASA to map southwestern United States for critical mineral potential With $16 million in funding from the Biden administration, portions of California, Colorado, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico and Utah will be mapped for critical mineral potential.
October 5, 2022 Surging coal, lithium prices can’t stem sell-off in top 50 mining stocks World’s 50 biggest mining companies have shed $627 billion since hitting highs in March this year even as investors pile into the best performing sectors.
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