E3 Lithium gets licence for field pilot plant in Alberta The company will build and operate the direct lithium extraction plant, set to begin operations in the third quarter of 2023. Staff Writer | April 11, 2023 | 10:56 am
Export restrictions may threaten the green transition, OECD says The restrictions have increased more than five-fold in the last decade to a point where 10% of the global value of exports is subject to at least one measure, the OECD says. Bloomberg News | April 11, 2023 | 10:20 am
Silver vs. Stocks: Comparing performance during recessions Silver is a unique precious metal that derives demand from scarcity and also industrial applications. So how has it done during recessions? Visual Capitalist - Elements | April 11, 2023 | 10:19 am
Iron ore price up as Western Australia braces for tropical cyclone Australia’s Port Hedland iron ore hub to be cleared ahead of cyclone. MINING.COM Staff Writer | April 11, 2023 | 10:06 am
Copper price gains but China’s weak activity weighs China signaling weak activity capped gains as the market looked ahead to the US inflation. MINING.COM Staff Writer | April 11, 2023 | 9:55 am
General Motors to invest $50 million in lithium startup EnergyX The Texas-based company is developing a more efficient method to extract lithium from salt flats. MINING.COM Staff Writer | April 11, 2023 | 9:38 am
Western Copper confirms $1.7 million investment by Rio Tinto to maintain stake The investment allows Rio to maintain its approximate 7.84% interest. Staff Writer | April 11, 2023 | 9:05 am
More than half of aluminum in LME warehouses produced in Russia The exchange has not banned Russian metals from being traded and stored in its system since Moscow invaded Ukraine. Reuters | April 11, 2023 | 7:53 am
Kazatomprom sees clients switching from Russia Some nuclear plants in Europe, which previously sourced uranium from Russia, are seeking contracts from 2025, Kazatomprom CEO said. Bloomberg News | April 11, 2023 | 7:33 am