October 18, 2024 How resource ‘classification debt’ chips away at miners’ growth and investor trust Over the past decade, resource misclassification has saddled the mining industry with a costly problem.
October 18, 2024 Cornish Lithium opens UK’s first low-emission lithium plant The project aims to produce 10,000 tonnes per year of battery-grade lithium hydroxide by 2027.
October 17, 2024 After Nevada lithium deal, GM eyes other sources for EV minerals supply A majority of GM's deals are for minerals supply, not necessarily JVs, and the automaker likely would continue that approach.
October 16, 2024 Atlas Materials, 6K Energy sign processing and refining MOU to develop EV battery supply chain US-based Atlas last year raised $27 million for its nickel technology and said it aims to launch production at sites in Canada or the US by 2027 at commercial scale.
October 16, 2024 Serbian protestors rally to oppose Rio Tinto’s lithium mine project In 2022, the Serbian government revoked licenses for Rio Tinto's Jadar project near Loznica following mass protests by environmental groups.
October 16, 2024 Lithium Americas revamps Thacker Pass deal with GM in new $625 million JV For its 62% ownership of Thacker Pass, Lithium Americas will contribute $387 million to the JV and act as manager of the project.
October 15, 2024 Amnesty International releases new human rights ranking of top electric vehicle makers The companies were assessed against criteria based on internationally recognized frameworks, including the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.
October 14, 2024 Value of top 50 mining companies jumps to second highest on record World’s 50 biggest miners now worth $1.5 trillion, up $76 billion during Q3 as gold miners climb the rankings and Chinese mining stocks get a late boost.
October 12, 2024 Rio Takes step toward M&A redemption with $6.7 billion lithium bet Modest by comparison with past splurges, the all-cash deal is a significant and long-awaited expansion of Rio’s bet on lithium.
October 11, 2024 Rio Tinto’s real prize: Arcadium’s lithium extraction technology Arcadium, through a predecessor company, was the first to develop an early version of a DLE technology in the 1990s.
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
