Rock Tech Lithium could build €400m plant in Romania The plant would produce enough to supply 500,000 cars with lithium-ion batteries per year. Reuters | March 7, 2022 | 7:51 am
Nickel price jumps 30% to 15-year high Metal price jumped as fears of major disruptions to supplies due to financial sanctions on Russia fuelled a buying frenzy. Reuters | March 7, 2022 | 7:36 am
Boeing suspends buying titanium from Russia, assures of ‘sufficient supply’ Airbus did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the status of its titanium supplies. Reuters | March 7, 2022 | 7:19 am
Brookfield scraps plan to buy Australia’s top energy provider The Canadian asset firm and billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes’ Grok Ventures have dropped their joint bid to acquire AGL Energy. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 7, 2022 | 7:08 am
Zircon helps scientists learn about mineral resource accumulation on earth While much of the original geological record is lost to erosion, durable minerals like zircon form sediments that effectively gather information from these lost worlds. MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 7, 2022 | 6:06 am
Chile a step closer to nationalizing copper and lithium The assembly writing the country’s new Constitution has approved an early-stage proposal that opens the door to the sector's nationalization. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 7, 2022 | 4:03 am
Palladium price hits record on concerns over Russian supply risks With most of Europe’s airspace closed to flights from Russia, buyers are worried about securing supplies of the precious metal. Bloomberg News | March 6, 2022 | 5:07 pm
How managing social performance can improve company-community relationships, business outcomes – report The International Council on Mining and Metals launched a set of practical tools to strengthen approaches to managing social performance. MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 6, 2022 | 12:16 pm
Tesla gets stronger with oil rising, other EV stocks not so much The growing struggles for everyone but Tesla are coming at a time when they should be flourishing. Bloomberg News | March 6, 2022 | 10:52 am