Finland’s Fortum begins battery material recovery from EV ‘black mass’
Black mass is the shredded material that comes from used batteries, which can include lithium, cobalt, and nickel.
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Column: Chile uses an old copper template for new lithium plan
The country nationalized its copper sector in 1971, provoking international outrage, particularly in the United States.
Surplus and stocks to mitigate Myanmar’s Wa State tin mining ban
Plans by Myanmar's Wa militia to suspend mining in areas it controls from August sent tin prices up 15% to 10-week highs.
Congo state miner and China’s CMOC reach agreement on royalties
The agreement paves the way for the resumption of minerals exports from Tenke Fungurume.
Low-tech ammonia production could help slash global CO2 emissions
Researchers have discovered a way to make ammonia with tiny droplets of water and nitrogen from the air.
Prosper Gold goes after Mohave project in Arizona
The gold project includes 160 contiguous mining claims covering 1,176 hectares in Mohave County, Arizona.
Anglo American’s copper output up 28% in first quarter
Production hit 178,100 tonnes of copper in Q1 mainly due to the ramp-up of its newly opened Quellaveco copper mine in Peru.
SQM says needs additional $2 billion to advance lithium plans
Capital needed to achieve results in line with the firm's environmental sustainability goals, which it said also align with the government's lithium strategy.
Indigenous woman wins prize for campaign against mining firms in Amazon
Alessandra Korap Munduruku has been awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize.
