August 14, 2017 UK lithium start-up gets $1.3 million to build new mine in Cornwall Claims that Cornwall is sitting on a multibillion-dollar lithium bonanza will soon be tested as newcomer Cornish Lithium has now enough money to start exploring the region.
August 6, 2017 Did Google just tackle the biggest problem in energy? Any news about energy storage advancement is bound to make a splash. After all, storage is the main stumbling block for renewable energy.
August 1, 2017 Caterpillar in search of new CFO as Halverson to retire next year Brad Halverson has spent nearly three decades with the mining and construction equipment maker.
July 30, 2017 Electric vehicles no threat to oil prices anytime soon Hardly a day goes by without another media report about the impending demise of the Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) as petroleum powered cars and trucks are replaced by uber-clean Electric…
July 28, 2017 American Manganese completes recycling of 100% of cathode materials The company plans to build and begin operating a hydrometallurgical plant to prove continuous recovery of cathode material
July 28, 2017 Electric car industry faces a looming supply storage “Lithium is the new oil,” goes the saying in electric vehicle (EV) circles.
July 26, 2017 Batteries and renewables to start displacing gas in South Australia by 2025 Battery costs to fall 50% - beginning to compete with gas.
July 25, 2017 Junior miners talk new opportunities, and challenges While the mood at the recent Junior Indaba mining event was sombre when it came to South Africa’s policy environment, there were some interesting opportunities being mooted for minerals like…
July 25, 2017 Caterpillar earnings beat estimates, shares hit five-year high It now expects adjusted earnings per share to come in at $5, significantly higher than the $3.75 it had forecast just three months ago and almost doubled the $2.90 it…
July 24, 2017 Rio Tinto, Serbia in outline deal to move giant lithium project forward Major miner Rio Tinto and the Serbian government on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding to speed up development of Rio's giant deposit of jadarite, a mineral unique to Serbia…
Argentina’s cradle of Malbec wine is warming up to copper mining The San Jorge copper-gold project, controlled by Zug-based Zonda Metals, would be a first for Mendoza. December 18, 2025 | 10:49 am