April 15, 2018 Developer of lithium project in Canada placed in trading halt in Australia Sayona is expected to make an announcement regarding the capital it needs to raise to complete a definitive feasibility study for the Authier Lithium Project.
April 13, 2018 Mining billionaire backs outback gas pipeline to ease power woes The project, being considered by the federal government, may cost as much as A$5 billion ($3.9 billion), according to one industry estimate.
April 13, 2018 Shares in lithium developer pop on $150m streaming deal Nemaska Lithium agreement with private equity giant Orion Mine Finance comes a week after $100B Japanese technology fund bought a stake in Quebec-based firm.
April 12, 2018 Impact of electric cars in medium-term copper demand ‘overrated’, experts say Increasing disposable income in emerging economies and the adoption of greener technologies, are the two factors to drive most of the expected increased demand in copper during the next five…
April 12, 2018 Critical Materials Institute research in tech metals expands with demand for electric vehicles The lithium and cobalt research is part of a larger effort totaling 36 separate projects for the U.S. Department of Energy’s Innovation Hub.
April 12, 2018 ‘Urban mining’ in S.Korea pulls rare battery materials from recycled tech In 2016, the most recent year from which data is available, 19.6 trillion won ($18.38 billion) worth of metals were extracted from recycled materials.
April 10, 2018 Korea’s LG Chem to set up battery material JVs with China’s Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt LG Chem to raise $224.8 mln by 2020 to set up two JVs.
April 10, 2018 Copper supply crunch earlier than predicted — experts Copper production will peak in the second half of 2019, making a growing supply deficit much more real.
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.
BHP puts Anglo in ‘rearview mirror’ as CEO eyes Canada copper “I’m hopeful that in five years time, 10 years time, there’ll be further investments that we can make into Canadian resources,” Mike Henry said. December 19, 2025 | 12:32 pm
