There’s one metal worrying Tesla and EV battery suppliers
Battery producers and electric automakers, including Tesla, are concerned over longer-term supplies of nickel.
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The top miners are split on how to chase the EV battery boom
Big names like BHP and Glencore can't seem to agree on which metals will deliver the best long-term exposure to the developing global market.
Gold market in H1 2019
After the first half of the year, gold gained more than 10 percent, rising from $1,279 at the end of December 2018 to $1,409 at the end of June 2019.
Australian Indigenous group to sue government over mining operations in Northern Territory
The Gumatj people claim there is a loss of native title over Rio Tinto's Gove operations, previously owned by Nabalco.
Gabon’s new mining code to boost revenue, attract investment
The new code is intended to improve conditions for companies and increase revenue for the state.
Bacteria could be used to mine iron in space
University of Colorado scientists are investigating the possibility of biomining iron from lunar, Martian and asteroid regolith simulant
Technology companies should slow rush to mine the deep seas
Electric-car makers, battery makers, and consumer-technology companies have remained silent from the debate over deep-sea mining.
Chinese company to invest $180m in lithium plant in Argentina
Tibet Summit Resources is tackling the Salar de Diablillos salt flat in the northwestern part of the country.
Fireweed Zinc consolidates Macmillan Pass in the Yukon
The Macmillan Pass project is the largest undeveloped zinc and lead resource in the world held by a junior Canadian company.
