April 10, 2018 Vanadium batteries need Elon Musk moment to kick-start market Vanadium needs a big player in the global battery market to get behind the metal to share center stage with other energy-storage components such as lithium.
April 10, 2018 Chile mulls revision to mining code Authorities may consider potential revisions to the mining laws in order to make companies that already own concessions to work on them or else give them up.
April 9, 2018 Private capital flowing into mining on track for record year The second largest ever private equity fund focused on mining closed in the first quarter – 13 funds aim to raise a further $4.9 billion in 2018.
April 9, 2018 Juniors struggle to compete with majors in exploration — Chile’s Mining Society One of the main problems, says the head of Chile’s Mining Society, Diego Hernández, is miners have no incentives to do anything with the assets they already own and is…
April 9, 2018 Here are the firms feeding China’s battery revolution Chinese companies are leading the way in securing the raw materials needed for a massive expansion in battery capacity.
April 6, 2018 World’s largest ever tech fund enters lithium race Softbank $100 billion fund buys into Canadian lithium miner in first deal of its kind as race to secure electric vehicle battery raw materials heats up.
April 6, 2018 Electric vehicles do not need to be poisonous The rapid proliferation of poisons in a widening variety of applications requires better monitoring and control.
April 6, 2018 Veolia Water Technologies selected to deliver the Greenbushes Lithium Mine Water Treatment Plant in Western Australia Located in Greenbushes, Western Australia, the Talison Lithium mine is a leading producer of lithium in Western Australia. The lithium mined is used in batteries for consumer electronics, electric bicycles,…
April 5, 2018 Singapore-listed Alliance Minerals buys Australian lithium JV partner The transaction is expected to be completed by the fourth quarter of the year.
April 5, 2018 Future of $700-million Michigan potash project in regulators hands Michigan Potash Co. is closer than ever to start building a potash mine in the state.
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