February 26, 2021 MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week Freeport to expand US copper mines as Biden moves to electrify the nation; Minnesota court hands victory to PolyMet copper-nickel project; Sibanye-Stillwater to invest in European lithium company.
February 26, 2021 Musk says nickel price is ‘biggest concern’ for electric-car batteries Tesla CEO said that the company is shifting some cars to a type of battery that uses iron instead.
February 26, 2021 Orocobre forecasts higher lithium prices as market outlook brightens The lithium and borax miner said net loss after tax widened to $29.1 million for the half-year ended Dec. 31, from $18.9 million last year.
February 26, 2021 Canada losing ground on new mining projects – report The Mining Association of Canada says the total 10-year projected value of $82 billion for new projects remains nearly 50% below the 2014 level of $160 billion.
February 25, 2021 Lynas beats profit estimates as prices of rare earths soar Earlier this month, the US Department of Defense awarded $30 million in funds to build a facility in Texas to Lynas.
February 25, 2021 Tesla to cut Model 3 production in US for two weeks One person said a chip shortage may have affected the production cutback, which would last until March 7.
February 25, 2021 Hyundai’s $900m recall shows EV glory is no one-way road Company's recall of nearly 82,000 electric vehicles highlights how costly the shift to the industry’s new frontier can be for all the automakers piling in, both to their balance sheets…
February 25, 2021 Project to capture 90% of all spent Li-ion batteries in US gets government funding The project is led by Everledger, HP, Call2Recycle and Fairphone.
February 23, 2021 Sibanye-Stillwater to invest in European lithium company Sibanye intends to make the project the first vertically integrated lithium producer in Europe
February 22, 2021 Albemarle bets on turnaround in wave of green car goals The miner has earmarked almost all the proceeds from a $1.5 billion equity offering to expand its lithium capacity.
Ioneer eyes bid for Rio Tinto’s US boron unit Boron, an element mineral with few producers, was added to the US list of critical minerals last month. December 12, 2025 | 02:49 pm
