Top 20 EVs of 2021: battery costs soar
Ranking of world’s 20 best selling electric cars and the battery metals used in them show automakers grappling with soaring raw material prices.
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POSCO, Adani eye steel mill project in $5bn pact
The pact to explore business opportunities, under which both will invest about $5 billion, covers industries such as renewable energy, hydrogen, and logistics.
SQM ups ESG agenda with Standard for Responsible Mining audit
Indigenous communities living around Chile’s Atacama salt flat last year asked authorities to suspend SQM’s operating permits or reduce its operations until it submits an environmental compliance plan acceptable to regulators.
Chile awards new lithium contracts despite political storm
The country awarded two of five contracts on offer -- one to Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD and another to local firm Servicios y Operaciones Mineras del Norte.
Epiroc launches Mobius for Drills, a data hub for mine operations
Mobius for Drills will lead mines toward automation and connectivity.
Singapore bourse to start cobalt, lithium contracts in H1 2022
SGX will partner with Fastmarkets, the price reporting agency for these products.
Bedford report lists mining’s top paid executives and directors
The top earning mining executive was Mark Rosenthal, the COO and former chairman and CEO of MP Materials at C$29 million.
Tunisia targets doubling phosphate output as economy languishes
Reaching the target of 8 million tons in the next two years, up from 3.9 million in 2021, would raise production to levels Tunisia hasn’t experienced since before its Arab Spring uprising.
Coal slurry dam spills near historic South African game reserve
An estimated 1,500 cubic meters of liquid known as slurry leaked after a dam collapsed on Dec. 24 following heavy rains.
