December 13, 2021 Nobel winner suggests letting EVs power the grid to go green Rising adoption of battery-powered transport and the further development of vehicle-to-grid, or V2G, systems -- which allow the two-way flow of electricity -- could offer a potentially better option to…
December 12, 2021 USA Rare Earth to produce nearly half of critical minerals in USGS’ updated list USA Rare Earth said it wants to develop the Round Top project to support a domestic mine-to-magnet supply chain.
December 12, 2021 New tool monitors countries’ raw materials consumption Countries' material footprints are comprised of the raw materials they consume domestically, showing where those resources come from globally.
December 12, 2021 Geothermal brines in California’s Salton Sea could be future source of lithium in the US A paper by Berkeley Lab scientists states that geothermal brines in the Salton Sea are expected to be a major source of domestic lithium for the United States.
December 10, 2021 Sigma Lithium announces $47 million financing for Grota do Cirilo project It is expected that leading global investors focused on ESG & sustainability will comprise the majority of the investors in the offering, the company says.
December 10, 2021 Miners face talent crunch as electric vehicles charge up metals demand Enrollment in US mining engineering programs dropped 46% between 2015 and 2020.
December 9, 2021 Vulcan Energy buys German geothermal plant to power lithium extraction The plant, located at Insheim, is capable of producing a maximum of 4.8 megawatts of renewable power.
December 9, 2021 Five charts ask if mining is in a supercycle, one screams no The green energy transition necessitate massive new investments in mining, but how does today’s boom stack up to the aughts?
December 8, 2021 Noram Lithium PEA places Zeus project in Nevada at $1.29bn NPV Production over life of mine (LOM) would reach 245.4 million tonnes, averaging 1,093 ppm Li.
December 7, 2021 Lithium extraction company Vulcan adds VW to customer line-up The binding purchase agreement with Volkswagen for lithium extracted from Germany's Upper Rhine Valley region has an initial term of five years.
Global potash market shrugs off US move to end Belarus sanctions Belarusian exports still face hurdles, as European Union sanctions remain in force. December 15, 2025 | 03:09 pm
