October 6, 2021 Covid-19 vaccines mandatory for Western Australia mining and FIFO workers Requirement applies to about 141,000 people, including fly-in, fly-out and other workers in mining, exploration and oil & gas.
October 5, 2021 Senators blast new US mining royalty plan as anti-green, pro-China "You can’t make this stuff up. House Democrats are planning to tax dirt,” said one Senator.
October 4, 2021 Sayona Mining raises $72.5m to buy lithium project in Canada Miners are racing to raise money and expand projects, with global demand for the electric-vehicle battery metal set to soar in the coming decade.
October 4, 2021 Bacanora Lithium says Sonora project safe from Mexico reforms President López Obrador last week submitted proposed reforms, which include keeping future lithium extraction in the hands of the State.
October 4, 2021 How Life Cycle Assessments can enhance ‘green’ mining techniques Britain-based researchers say ‘cradle to grave’ evaluation at the outset of new metal mining explorations can mitigate against negative environmental impacts.
October 3, 2021 NMC to remain the dominant EV battery cathode type until 2030 – report Fitch expects the NMC chemistry to remain dominant, owing to the superior energy density of high-nickel variations, which improve vehicle range and charging speeds.
October 1, 2021 US advances plan to protect Nevada flower near lithium project The US plans to list the Tiehm's buckwheat flower as an endangered species, the latest blow to ioneer Ltd's plans.
October 1, 2021 Iron battery breakthrough could eat lithium’s lunch Unlike lithium-ion batteries, iron flow batteries are really cheap to manufacture.
October 1, 2021 Li-ion battery recycling market to reach $31bn per year by 2040 — report IDTechEx says that, in two decades, over 50% of the world's spent li-ion batteries will be recycled in China.
September 30, 2021 Miners of half of global lithium output set up trade association The five founding members of ILiA are SQM, Ganfeng Lithium, AMG Brazil, Orocobre and Pilbara Minerals.
Korean proxy fight threatens to derail Trump’s big zinc bet The case has the potential to disrupt the administration’s effort to spur domestic production of critical minerals. December 19, 2025 | 12:54 pm
