November 7, 2018

A beautiful mine

While lithium giants like SQM and Albemarle tangle with one another over scarce lithium brines and water, a beautiful lithium mine in Nevada’s Clayton Valley is taking shape.

November 7, 2018

Glencore’s radioactive news may help give cobalt its buzz back

Glencore Plc’s sudden discovery that some of its cobalt is radioactive couldn’t have come at a better time.

November 7, 2018

Albemarle’s claim to unique lithium technology draws scrutiny

Albemarle says it expects to ultimately receive approval to produce more lithium from Chilean Nuclear Energy Commission (CCHEN).

November 6, 2018

Car battery pioneer says new breakthrough will lower cobalt use

The technique could lower cobalt content to as little as 4 percent of battery cathodes, from about 20 percent needed in some now.

November 6, 2018

Canadian miners’ performance in Q3 hit by lower metal prices

EY’s Canadian Mining Eye index — which tracks the performance of 100 Toronto Stock Exchange and TSX Venture Exchange mid-tier and junior mining companies — dropped 12 percent in the…

November 5, 2018

Group ten metals – On the search for platinum group metals in Montana

Michael Rowley, president and CEO of Group Ten Metals Inc. interview with Maurice Jackson.

November 2, 2018

Electric car demand fuelling rise in child labour in DR Congo – campaigners

"There is absolutely no way any company in the world could assure its consumers that the cobalt in its products is not tainted by child labour."

November 2, 2018

Australian Mines shares soar after partnering with Indian firm to produce key battery metal

Second major R&D collaboration this year to examine the use of scandium in next-generation battery storage technology.

November 1, 2018

Mining veteran wants to build a $1B battery metals giant

TechMet Ltd., which controls just a handful of assets from Canada to Rwanda wants to help challenge China’s domination of the nascent industry.

October 31, 2018

As tobacco wanes, a Virginia farmer wants to harvest his uranium

There’s uranium everywhere.