October 9, 2020 SQM to cut water, brine use by 50% over ten years SQM produces lithium by pumping brine from beneath the Atacama desert, the world's driest, which has prompted water-starved locals to demand the cancellation of its license.
October 8, 2020 Global lithium demand expected to double by 2024 Demand is expected to rise from 47,300 tonnes in 2020 to 117,400 tonnes in 2024, according to a GlobalData.
October 8, 2020 Gold price rally lifts value of top 50 mining companies above $1 trillion for the first time The Top 50 most valuable mining companies added $80.2 billion in market capitalization over the three months to end September.
October 8, 2020 Ex-Tesla exec aims to build world’s top battery recycler Redwood this year will recycle more than 1 gigawatt-hours' worth of battery scrap materials, enough to power more than 10,000 Tesla cars.
October 5, 2020 US grabs stake in battery metals miner to fight Chinese control Washington has sunk $25 million into battery metals company TechMet, which is developing a nickel and cobalt mine in Brazil.
October 2, 2020 RANKED: Top 10 mining property deals in the last five years Six of the 10 largest mining property purchases since 2015 were copper, a phosphate deal came in at no. 3 and a giant lithium transaction also ranks.
October 1, 2020 MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week Trump issues new order to spur rare earths mining; Copper price in biggest drop since height of pandemic; Iron ore price jumps 5% after Vale suspension...
October 1, 2020 Spearmint starts drilling at Clayton Valley lithium project The deposit is one of the few in Nevada of which Tesla has publicly stated they covet.
October 1, 2020 Trump issues new order to spur rare earths mining Executive order declares a national emergency in the mining industry, a move aimed at expanding domestic production of rare earths.
September 30, 2020 EV demand will spark lithium mining reinvention Lithium prices almost tripled between mid-2015 and mid-2018 as the world’s fleet of electric vehicles hit five-million and the auto industry began to fret over the supply of raw materials.
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