Bolivia taps China, Russia’s Rosatom in bid to unlock huge lithium riches
The deals follow a similar agreement in January with giant Chinese battery maker CATL.
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Nova Royalty acquires NSR on Newmont’s Saddle North copper deposit in British Columbia
Nova's royalty covers nearly 37,000 hectares of BC's Golden Triangle.
Stelar Metals secures 90% stake in Trident lithium project
The asset hosted tin and tantalum mining for decades and is known to contain lithium-caesium-tantalum pegmatite formations.
Biden administration aims $2 billion in grants at US electric vehicle transition
Auto workers union has warned that a rapid change to EVs could put thousands of jobs at risk.
SafeSight 5G rescue platform concept wins mining innovation award
SafeSight’s proposal, to transform mine rescue underground by leveraging their mine rescue technology and 5G, was selected from 18 national competitors and four finalists.
Indian state-owned firm to sign lithium pact with Argentina
The state-owned joint venture will "shortly" sign an agreement with Argentina to secure a few lithium blocks.
Gold Fields sees growth from new mines as it pivots to Americas
Miner aims to focus on new mines after failed Yamana Gold buy.
Fixing deep-sea mining damage would be double the cost of extraction — study
Ecosystem restoration would cost between $5.3 - $5.7m per sq. km, compared with $2.7m sq. km to mine the seafloor.
Researchers find correlation between cadmium exposure and residing close to mine sites in China
Urinary cadmium levels were higher in people living near mining areas in China’s Hunan Province than in those living in other places.
