January 13, 2022

RANKED: Top 20 EVs of 2021 – costs jump as lithium, cobalt, nickel prices surge

Ranking of world’s 20 best selling electric cars and their battery metals show automakers grappling with soaring raw material prices.

January 12, 2022

WATCH: BlackRock says boom could last decades as copper price tops $10,000

“We’ve got decades worth of high rates of investment into infrastructure as the world seeks to decarbonize. That’s a widely held consensual view."

January 12, 2022

Supply squeeze risks are pushing lithium price higher and higher

Lithium has burst into 2022 with a fresh price spike that hands electric-vehicle makers more warning of even sharper cost pressures to come.

January 11, 2022

Lithium Power to spin off Western Australia assets to focus on Chile project

Demerger will create a company dedicated to exploring its WA-based hard rock lithium assets, like the Greenbushes and Pilgangoora projects.

January 11, 2022

Bullish investors add $90bn to top 50 biggest mining companies

Despite the pullback in iron ore and copper prices, the MINING.COM TOP 50 ranking of the world’s most valuable miners made strong gains at the end of the year.

January 11, 2022

Rio Tinto to transport iron ore in Pilbara via battery-electric trains

The miner will buy four battery electric trains to deploy in the Pilbara region of Western Australia as part of its decarbonization strategy.

January 10, 2022

Mining 2021: Top 10 drill holes of the year

Six of the top 10 drill intersections reported by TSX and ASX listed mining companies were at projects in Canada.

January 10, 2022

BHP back to Africa with Tanzania nickel investment

It will initially invest $40 million in the Kabanga project, regarded as the world’s largest development-ready, high-grade nickel sulphide deposit.

January 6, 2022

Electric cars to account for 73% of lithium demand by 2030: Chile

Chilean copper agency Cochilco says lithium hydroxide will take the lead, reaching 56% of the total consumption versus 44% for carbonate.

January 6, 2022

Perth Mint 2021 gold sales hit decade-high despite December dip

The refiner sold 1,050,242 troy ounces of gold last year.