January 18, 2019

Record $93B private capital flows into natural resources

But only sliver of funds raised destined for mining and metals

January 17, 2019

LME to launch seven new contracts on March 11, lithium due in Q4

“We believe that these new cash-settled contracts... will help lower barriers to market entry"

January 17, 2019

Cornish secures further funding to build lithium mine in UK

The funds will enable the company to expand activities in south-west England and to drill exploratory boreholes to extract samples of lithium-bearing brines.

January 16, 2019

Mining the Americas in 2019 — a forecast

Canada's cobalt sector and Ecuador's budding mining sector for copper and gold will be investment hot spots.

January 16, 2019

Chile nuclear watchdog weighs probe into fraud over lithium exports – documents

The internal review found “significant errors” in CCHEN’s accounting of the sales of the world’s top lithium producers Albemarle and SQM between 1984 - 2015.

January 15, 2019

Mining’s biggest jobs are up for grabs. Here are the contenders

Some of the mining world’s top executives are starting to plan their departures.

January 15, 2019

Electric cars seen getting cleaner even where grids rely on coal

The global share of zero-carbon electricity generation is set to increase from 38 percent last year to 63 percent by 2040.

January 15, 2019

Singapore’s Alliance Minerals reframes lithium supply deal, seeks new customers

Several new Australian lithium mines started production in the past year, with global demand expected to surge on take-up of electric vehicles.

January 14, 2019

Argentina set to join global mining transparency initiative

The global initiative requires member countries to disclose how they allocate licences and how much they receive from the companies in tax, royalties and other contributions.

January 9, 2019

Surge Exploration announces spin-out company — CuGold

Surge will continue to hold its interest in its cobalt projects in both Chile and Ontario, and its lithium brine project in Chile.