October 2, 2020

Colombia’s mining future tied to metals not coal, minister says

Mining concessions cover just 3% of Colombia's territory.

October 2, 2020

Indonesia says battery-grade nickel project drops deep-sea waste plan

PT Hua Pioneer Indonesia, the company that requested the deep-sea tailing approval on behalf of the project had cancelled its request.

September 29, 2020

China EV ambitions threat to entire US auto industry – report

A bipartisan, federal response is required for the US to compete with China’s ownership of the next generation of transportation, according to a new report from SAFE.

September 29, 2020

Jervois to buy cobalt, nickel refinery in Brazil

The São Miguel Paulista refinery had a production capacity of 25,000 mtpa of nickel and 2,000 mtpa of cobalt before it was placed on care and maintenance in 2016.

September 28, 2020

Atlantic Nickel extends Santa Rita mine life to 34 years

Appian Capital Advisory’s Atlantic Nickel has released the results from a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) of its wholly owned Santa Rita nickel-copper-cobalt mine in northeastern Brazil.

September 25, 2020

Visualizing the range of EVs on major highway routes

2020 all-electric vehicle range on well-recognized routes, from California’s I-5 in the U.S. to the A3 autobahn in Germany.

September 24, 2020

Mines are the biggest holes in Tesla’s $25,000 car plans

“We sorta take a chunk of dirt out of the ground, remove the lithium, and put the chunk of dirt back where it was. It will not look, like, terrible.…

September 24, 2020

Canada Nickel shares up on new Crawford drill results

The project ranks as one of the 12 largest nickel sulphide resources globally, according to the company.

September 23, 2020

Tesla bets on mining with Nevada lithium claim

The company is planning to build its own cathode factory.

September 23, 2020

China wants to be carbon neutral by 2060. Is that possible?

President Xi Jinping’s surprise announcement has left many questions, none more important than: “How?”