New recycling techniques set to make electric vehicles greener The new methods involve retrieving parts of the battery so they can be reused, which can drastically cut costs and carbon emissions. Reuters | July 2, 2021 | 7:48 am
Iron ore price down on China steel output curbs China will have to cut steel output by more than 50 million tonnes in the final six months of 2021 to meet its carbon emissions targets. MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 2, 2021 | 6:53 am
Vale restarts ship loader that caught fire at Ponta da Madeira port Company is commissioning its loading activities at ship loader 6 after 5 months of maintenance. Bruno Venditti | July 2, 2021 | 6:35 am
Cameco suspends Cigar Lake operations due to close wildfire Canadian uranium miner has temporarily suspended production as a precaution due to the proximity of a wildfire burning in the vicinity of the mine. MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 2, 2021 | 6:16 am
Unrelenting coal demand poses challenge to climate goals The dirtiest of fuels countries are racing to phase out is enjoying booming demand. Bloomberg News | July 2, 2021 | 5:52 am
General Motors moves to secure US-sourced lithium for its EVs The US largest automaker is investing “multi millions” in a lithium project poised to become the country's largest by 2024. Cecilia Jamasmie | July 2, 2021 | 5:47 am
China’s first exchange-traded lithium contract to launch on July 5 China's Wuxi Stainless Steel Exchange said trading in its new lithium contract would begin next week. Reuters | July 2, 2021 | 5:27 am
Antofagasta secures copper supply deals with China smelters The Chilean miner and China Copper, Jiangxi Copper, Tongling Nonferrous and Jinchuan Group are said to have reached early deals. Cecilia Jamasmie | July 2, 2021 | 3:57 am
India gives aluminum battery a chance to take on lithium in EVs Indian Oil Corp., the nation’s largest oil refiner, has teamed up with startup Phinergy Ltd. to develop the Israeli company’s aluminum-air battery. Bloomberg News | July 1, 2021 | 9:04 pm