October 23, 2020 Why building an electric car is so expensive, for now Batteries can make up a third of a vehicle’s cost.
October 23, 2020 Biden campaign tells miners it supports domestic production of EV metals Biden supports bipartisan efforts to foster a domestic supply chain for lithium, copper, rare earths, nickel and other strategic materials.
October 21, 2020 Cobalt, nickel price rally lifts EV Metal Index to 2020 high Cobalt prices are up 30% this year and nickel has rebounded from its pandemic lows, powering the MINING.COM EV Metal Index to $1.2 billion so far this year.
October 21, 2020 Over $1 trillion needed for energy transition metals In a new report, Wood Mackenzie says governments across the world are using stimulus packages to accelerate their decarbonisation journeys.
October 16, 2020 MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week BHP says Chinese coal customers have made deferment requests; Newcrest approves Cadia’s expansion; Newmont CEO not interested in returning to Rio Tinto.
October 15, 2020 Chile’s glacier protection bill faces new delays If approved in its current form, it would force Codelco to shut El Teniente and Andina copper mines.
October 13, 2020 Australian firm tiptoes into battery making with country’s first plant Energy Renaissance plans to invest $20-million to build a plant in Tomago, in the state of New South Wales, initially producing 66 MWh a year of batteries.
October 13, 2020 Cornish Lithium gets $5m funding boost for UK project The sum is more than twice the original target of £1.5 million (about $2m).
October 12, 2020 Chinese battery maker may buy more metals before prices lift Lithium prices are being supported by a recovery in demand for electric vehicles in China.
October 9, 2020 Chile has a calming message for car makers worried about lithium supplies Regulators in Chile say tougher environmental oversight won’t threaten future lithium production
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
