August 4, 2021 Chilean lawmakers postpone vote on controversial mining royalty bill Bill calls for a 3% royalty on sales of over 12,000 tonnes of copper productions a year and 50,000t/y of lithium.
August 3, 2021 Piedmont ‘very optimistic’ on North Carolina permit approval The company will apply for a state mining permit by mid-August and expects the review process to last six to nine months.
August 3, 2021 Top Ten US miners Annual top-ten list of the largest US-based mining companies ranked by market capitalization
August 3, 2021 Western Australia takes step-up in battery chemicals production Three big battery chemicals plants are set to come on line in coming months, while Germany's BASF is part of a pilot project to blend feeds used by battery makers.
August 2, 2021 Piedmont Lithium delays timeline to supply Tesla Piedmont had been set in the initial contract to begin supplying Tesla between July 2022 and July 2023.
August 1, 2021 Renault locks in lithium supply from Vulcan Energy in five-year deal Vulcan will supply 6,000 to 17,000 tonnes of lithium annually to the French automaker.
August 1, 2021 High metal prices, covid-19 increase miners’ exposure to cyberattacks — report The covid-19 pandemic increased the level of cyber risk because it pushed miners to quickly restructure the way they operate, as the need for systems that support remote working and…
August 1, 2021 Rio Tinto readies to ship trial lithium plant to Serbia The lithium shipment is the culmination of a decade's research to catapult Rio Tinto into battery minerals.
July 30, 2021 Native Americans ask court to block Lithium Americas mine The project would become one of the largest US producers of the electric vehicle battery metal.
July 30, 2021 IEA’s roadmap shows difficult journey to net zero: Kemp In the short term, emissions are on a rising trend, notwithstanding a temporary decline during the covid-19 pandemic, putting the world a long way off track to reach zero emissions…
White House plans more ‘historic deals’ with mining sector, official says Jarrod Agen, who previously held roles at defense contractor Lockheed Martin, said Trump aims to "jumpstart" mining projects in Alaska and also in Arizona. December 15, 2025 | 08:54 am
