July 19, 2021 LME launches six new contracts, including lithium and scrap aluminium The LME had delayed the launch of its lithium hydroxide and the five other new contracts from an original date of June 14.
July 18, 2021 Vulcan Energy signs lithium hydroxide supply deal with LG Chem unit It is the first deal of its kind for Vulcan's project in Germany, and would account for a quarter of total output once the project is fully ramped up from…
July 16, 2021 Dawn of a mining supercycle. Are you taking the fizz? MINING.COM takes issue with a new white paper by Wood Mackenzie forecasting the varying impacts of the green energy transition on metals and mining demand.
July 16, 2021 Small miners aim for European supply chain for EV independent from China Growing demand for electric vehicles has spurred small-scale miners of the lithium, cobalt and rare earths.
July 16, 2021 Ganfeng to offer to buy Millennial Lithium for up to $280m Millennial has two non-producing lithium brine projects - Pastos Grandes and Cauchari East - in northern Argentina.
July 16, 2021 Tesla’s lithium extraction patent catches miners’ attention The EV manufacturer filed a patent for a process that allows for the selective extraction of lithium from clay minerals.
July 15, 2021 Next mining supercycle will be different than any other — report Fossil fuels won’t be in the vanguard and the winners will be the industrial metals needed to electrify society, Wood Mackenzie says.
July 15, 2021 Redox flow battery market expected to become multi-billion by 2031 – report IDTechEx paints an optimistic picture of what the redox flow battery market may look like in the next decade.
July 13, 2021 Copper mining is Opec on crack, so why is the price falling? Half the world’s copper mining is controlled by just three countries, and China alone refines 40% of the metal central to the green energy transition away from fossil fuels.
July 12, 2021 EU, Ukraine to sign preliminary deal on key raw materials, batteries To power up e-car batteries and for energy storage alone, the EU estimates it will need up to 18 times more lithium by 2030 and up to 60 times more…
Iron ore price nears best close since November on year-end metal rally The steelmaking ingredient advanced for a third straight session in Singapore, climbing nearly 1.8% to as much as $106.55 a ton in intraday trading. December 29, 2025 | 07:51 am