December 19, 2014

Codelco El Teniente mine expansion to take longer, cost $2bn more

The touted expansion of the world's largest underground copper mine is two to three years behind schedule and will require $2 billion more than initially planned, said the company.

December 18, 2014

Gold and silver dominate November financings

Story developed using data from Mining Intelligence. Learn more and schedule a demo. Toronto and venture exchange companies raised $309M last month compared to $519M […]

November 27, 2014

Chile’s mining sector to double energy demand by 2025

These are not very good news for the energy-starved copper producing nation.

November 11, 2014

Lithium processing breakthrough delivers 25 year option for Australia’s Cobre Montana

Locks in exclusive rights to the only practical processing technology globally able to recover lithium from mica group minerals (sheet silicates)

October 20, 2014

RB Energy meltdown highlights tough times for lithium, rare earth firms

As RB Energy Inc. flamed out and fell into creditor protection during the past couple of weeks, investors were shell-shocked.

October 15, 2014

Batteries leave lithium hydroxide facing tight supply

2015 could see a battery surge as lithium hydroxide faces a shortage on strong global demand, says Benchmark

September 18, 2014

Looking for lithium mega-deals with Thibaut Lepouttre

Where will Tesla Motors get the tons of lithium it will need to make advanced batteries at its Nevada gigafactory?

September 10, 2014

CHARTS: Giant gap between future lithium supply, demand

New study shows soaring demand for lithium in electric cars and estimates of supply growth don't come close. The opposite is true for rare earths.

September 3, 2014

Why the debate over energy storage utterly misses the point

Many technologies have been tested in the field or been fully installed, but their real-world applications have created constant questions around a number of fixed themes: the three-points concern cost,…

August 31, 2014

Nissan Leaf boasts 300 KM range for its upcoming 2016 model

Still not as great as the current Model S.