Rocketing vanadium price primed for ‘Elon Musk moment’
"To build a gigafactory of vanadium flow batteries, companies will need to own a mine or lease the fully recyclable vanadium" – Simon Moores.
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Markets to Musk: Stop messing around and settle with the SEC now
Tesla Inc.’s plunging stock price indicates investors want Elon Musk to quickly cut a deal with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
K+S flags $93m hit on Q3 profit due to drought
Transportation of considerable amounts of waste water to offsite storage basins will likely cause extra costs over the next few months.
SolGold loss almost doubles as its goes all in at Ecuador projects
For the 12 months to June, SolGold's pre-tax loss was A$15.3 million, compared to $8.3 million it recorded a year before.
China battery firms set up $700m nickel joint venture in Indonesia
Several global metals producers have also set their sights on Indonesia's nickel reserves, looking to tap an expected surge in demand for the battery metal.
Union says reached wage deal with Alcoa Australia, will end strike
The strike added to recent supply pressure on bauxite and alumina, key raw materials for aluminium production.
Zambia hikes mining taxes in 2019 budget to rein in debt
Delivering a $7.1 billion budget in parliament, Margaret Mwanakatwe pledged to bring debt down and to trim the fiscal deficit to 6.5 percent of GDP in 2019.
Chinese interested in buying Rio Tinto’s Namibian uranium mine
Talks between the miner and China National Nuclear Corporation were confirmed by the country's energy minister.
World Bank offers $1B for batteries in emerging markets
The World Bank Group expects its participation to attract another $4 billion in backing from investors as well as public and private funds.