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Appetite for ‘green energy metals’ drives deals

Demand for copper, nickel, lithium, and cobalt has risen sharply, driven by the global move to lower carbon emissions and electric vehicle makers chasing battery ingredients.

Trish Saywell - The Northern Miner | October 18, 2021 | 12:22 pm

Apple veteran wins Gates’s backing for Michigan battery startup

Battery startup Our Next Energy said Monday it has raised…

Bloomberg News | October 18, 2021 | 9:55 am

Nickel price shrugs Vale Onça Puma halt after court order

According to a report from the NGO Finnwatch, Vale operations…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 18, 2021 | 9:10 am

Pallinghurst to beef up EV battery metal business with stake in Talon Metals

Mining investor will acquire a 19.2% stake in EV battery…

Reuters | October 18, 2021 | 8:17 am

Noront Resources picks Wyloo bid over BHP

BHP has five days to come back with a better…

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 18, 2021 | 5:49 am

GM, General Electric to develop supply chain of rare earth materials for EVs

Partnership will evaluate ways to improve supplies of heavy and light rare earth materials and magnets, copper and electrical steel.

Reuters | October 6, 2021 | 7:56 am

Visualizing copper’s role in a low-carbon economy

The transition to renewable energy and electrification will require tons of metals, and copper is considered the most essential.

Visual Capitalist | October 5, 2021 | 4:25 pm

Factbox: EV batteries’ major players and their expansion plans

The global auto industry’s shift to electric vehicles has spurred an expansion race among battery makers.

Reuters | October 5, 2021 | 10:14 am

First Cobalt awards refinery contract to Metso Outotec

Commissioning of phase one of First Cobalt’s low-carbon hydrometallurgical refinery is scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2022.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | October 5, 2021 | 9:30 am

Voisey’s Bay mine takes unconventional approach to fire suppression

Vale will utilize Rosenbauer’s 6x6 Panther to in the remote, northern location.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | October 4, 2021 | 9:58 am

India asks Coal India to invest in electric vehicles, charging pods

The federal government-controlled miner has already announced plans to invest in solar wafer manufacturing and power generation.

Reuters | October 4, 2021 | 8:12 am

Sayona Mining raises $72.5m to buy lithium project in Canada

Miners are racing to raise money and expand projects, with global demand for the electric-vehicle battery metal set to soar in the coming decade.

Reuters | October 4, 2021 | 7:51 am

Vale halts Onça Puma mine as operating license suspended

The impact of the measure on production is still under evaluation.

Reuters | October 4, 2021 | 7:43 am

Bacanora Lithium says Sonora project safe from Mexico reforms

President López Obrador last week submitted proposed reforms, which include keeping future lithium extraction in the hands of the State.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 4, 2021 | 7:18 am

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Appetite for ‘green energy metals’ drives deals

Apple veteran wins Gates’s backing for Michigan battery startup

Nickel price shrugs Vale Onça Puma halt after court order

Pallinghurst to beef up EV battery metal business with stake in Talon Metals

Noront Resources picks Wyloo bid over BHP

GM, General Electric to develop supply chain of rare earth materials for EVs

Visualizing copper’s role in a low-carbon economy

Factbox: EV batteries’ major players and their expansion plans

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