Zijin in talks with Argentina to turn lithium into battery cathode
Zijin has agreed to partner with Camyen, the provincial mining company of Catamarca, and a unit of state-run energy firm YPF.
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World’s biggest gallium buyer says clients stockpiling
Chinese gallium companies have driven most rivals elsewhere out of the market by undercutting them on price over the last decade.
BHP, JX Metals to form partnership aimed at reducing carbon footprint in copper supply chain
The companies already have a long-standing relationship dating back to 1985 with the commissioning of Escondida, the world's largest copper mine.
Biden’s electric car sales plan to strain critical mineral supplies – automakers
Stellantis and Toyota Motor blasted a Biden administration plan to squelch auto pollution, saying it would compel aggressive and unrealistic sales of EVs.
Nutrien cuts guidance, curtails potash mine as port strike drags on
Company is curtailing production at a Saskatchewan potash mine because of a dockworkers’ strike in Vancouver.
IEA says critical minerals supply could pull close to demand by 2030
Investment in critical mineral mining surged 30% in 2022.
China rare earths body offers cash rewards for illegal mining tipoffs
Chinese authorities have instituted a range of measures to try to curb longstanding problems with illegal rare earths mining in recent years.
Deep-sea mining could hurt $5.5bn tuna industry, study claims
Scientists say climate change would likely change tuna's migration patterns, leading them to areas targeted by deep-sea miners.
Mineral dendrites reveal rocks’ history
Understanding the dynamics of the growth of three-dimensional mineral dendrites is important in physics, geology, material sciences and even the study of extraterrestrial environments.
