October 24, 2016 Caterpillar rally hindered by fresh drop in sales The world’s largest heavy machinery maker has logged a 18% drop in global sales of machinery for the three-month period ended in September.
October 24, 2016 Mining robots key to colonizing Mars — Elon Musk He envisions people living in big glass-carbon fiber domes on the surface, with additional areas mined out below the surface by robots for "industrial" uses.
October 21, 2016 Mexico’s mining sector to reach $17.8bn by 2020 on the back of silver, zinc prices The country's sector, dominated by precious metals and zinc, will be well-positioned for the expected price outperformance of these commodities, shows new report.
October 18, 2016 Tesla, Apple and Uber push lithium prices even higher After more than tripling in price this year, Lithium is no longer that dull commodity we take for granted in our consumer electronics: It's the commodity powering the next, undeniable…
October 14, 2016 The race for lithium heats up Is lithium the new super-mineral? Analysts seem to think so.
October 13, 2016 New Mexican lithium discovery for Australian-Canadian partners The assays result ranged from 347ppm to 1000ppm Li, the highest values received to date from the project.
October 6, 2016 Bacanora completes drilling at its lithium project in Mexico The company's stock has fared better than many competitors in the last two years, boosted by the resilience of the lithium price, which has tripled since 2000 regardless of the…
October 5, 2016 The only lithium deal backed by gold Lithium companies continue to lead the stock market. While the TSX Composite gained about 13% year-to-date and S&P 500 scored a mere 6.4%, lithium companies grew by a stunning 24%.
October 3, 2016 China to reach target in cutting coal overcapacity by year-end The world’s biggest coal producer expects to reach targets for cutting unneeded capacity by the end of 2016, which is earlier than planned.
September 28, 2016 Avalon announces results of positive preliminary economic assessment for its Separation Rapids lithium project The purpose of the PEA was to investigate the potential for recovery of a lithium product suitable for the battery market from Avalon’s lithium resource near Kenora, Ontario.
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
