Piedmont Lithium receives first payment for NAL shipment NAL, which started commercial production in March this year, is jointly owned by Sayona Mining and Piedmont Lithium. Reuters | August 29, 2023 | 7:43 am
E3 Lithium opens Alberta’s first DLE pilot plant Demonstrating DLE at pilot scale will enable E3 to move forward towards commercializing the extraction process at its Alberta plant. Cecilia Jamasmie | August 29, 2023 | 6:43 am
New coating for coal-fired power generation systems could save 460 million tonnes of CO2 annually A new coating for steam condensers used in fossil fuel steam-cycle generation could boost the overall process efficiency by 2%. Staff Writer | August 29, 2023 | 6:06 am
Rio Tinto-First Quantum JV to develop massive copper project in Peru La Granja is described by the new partners as one of the world’s largest undeveloped deposits of the coveted metal. Cecilia Jamasmie | August 29, 2023 | 3:50 am
Lynas flags higher costs for Kalgoorlie rare earths plant, profit slumps The world's largest producer of rare earths outside China reported a net profit after tax of A$310.7 million. Reuters | August 28, 2023 | 4:12 pm
Sayona Mining’s CEO resigns, shares tank Brett Lynch played a key role in the acquisition of the North American Lithium (NAL) operation in Québec. Reuters | August 28, 2023 | 3:30 pm
Teck donates to emergency wildfire response operations in Washington State, Western Canada Donations being made to organizations in British Columbia, the Northwest Territories, Alberta, and Washington and equipment being provided. Staff Writer | August 28, 2023 | 2:46 pm
Codelco to cut jobs at head office – statement This follows another job cut announcement 10 days earlier, when Codelco said it would trim 10% of staff. Reuters | August 28, 2023 | 2:06 pm
Top copper-producing nation Chile sees mining costs jump 29% Inflationary pressure is coming from lower ore quality, which means more rock has to be crushed to extract the same amount of metal. Bloomberg News | August 28, 2023 | 10:53 am