February 23, 2022 US to support new mines that avoid ‘historical injustices’, Biden says Biden's comments on Tuesday were the clearest to date about the rubric administration officials deploy when determining whether or not to support a proposed US mining project.
February 23, 2022 Breaking down the cost of an EV battery cell As battery prices keep dropping, the global supply of EVs and demand for their batteries are ramping up.
February 23, 2022 Chile’s new constitution may let indigenous groups veto projects Finalized article requires the state to get consent from indigenous groups before approving any project that may affect their rights.
February 23, 2022 Scientists explore development of indestructible batteries Researchers are using a first-of-its-kind analytical approach to building better batteries that could help make them indestructible.
February 22, 2022 Value of battery metals in newly-sold EVs tops $1.5bn in single month MINING.COM’s EV Metal Index hit a new all-time monthly high as electric vehicle sales lift off and lithium, nickel and cobalt prices continue to rise.
February 22, 2022 Pilbara Minerals delivers first profit on lithium boom The company posted net profit attributable of A$114 million for six months ended Dec. 31.
February 22, 2022 USGS publishes 2022 critical minerals list The new USGS critical minerals list adds 15 commodities while removing four.
February 22, 2022 Biden set to tout US progress on critical minerals production Biden himself has said little about why his administration has blocked some mines while touting the need to boost domestic production of critical minerals.
February 20, 2022 New project to investigate if California’s Lithium Valley is world’s largest brine source of lithium A $1.2 million project has been launched to both quantify and characterize the lithium resource in the Salton Sea geothermal field in California.
February 18, 2022 Lithium prices rise on tight supply, strong China demand Chinese market participants were surprised that prices continued to rise rapidly after the recent Lunar New Year holidays.
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
