June 9, 2020 BloombergNEF forecasts 18% drop in electric vehicle sales The group projects global EV sales to reach 26 million vehicles by 2030, 9% below its 2019 forecast.
June 8, 2020 Europe jumpstarts faltering electric vehicle revolution Global new electric passenger sales are forecast to fall by 18% to 1.7 million this year.
June 4, 2020 Magnitude 6.8 earthquake hits northern Chile; copper, lithium mines unaffected BHP and Antofagasta said there are no damage or operational problems at their sites.
June 4, 2020 German auto stimulus to boost VW’s electric push Buyer incentives for passenger cars, including a lowering of value added tax to 16% from 19% were included as part of a 130 billion euro stimulus.
June 4, 2020 Li-ion battery demand to grow tenfold by 2029 – report Roskill predicts capacity will reach 1,800GWh before the end of the decade.
June 3, 2020 Millennial Lithium gets license to expand Pastos Grandes project The Canadian miner now controls all tenements previously owned by state company Remsa.
June 1, 2020 80% of Mexico mines have restarted operations Mexico largely shut down the mining sector in late March in response to covid-19 and started to allow restarts in mid-May.
May 29, 2020 MINING.COM MINUTE video news roundup launches today We’re proud to introduce the MINING.COM MINUTE, a speedy video roundup of the biggest stories in the mining and metals industry.
May 29, 2020 Bacanora Lithium to reopen plant at Sonora project Bacanora expects to have the Hermosillo pilot plant back up and running in June.
May 28, 2020 Albemarle seeks full control of Greenbushes mine The move signals it intends to block any rival from buying Tianqi Lithium Corp's controlling stake.
Weir to acquire ESCO Elecmetal Fundición Limitada for $75 million Mining technology firm to acquire the remaining 50% share of its Chile-based joint venture. December 12, 2025 | 03:32 pm
