June 8, 2023 Lithium shortages could hand salt a starring role in EV shift Carmakers who faced skyrocketing prices for lithium and other battery metals last year could increasingly adopt sodium-based cells in the future.
June 7, 2023 China’s gold binge extends to seventh month as holdings climb China raised its gold holdings by about 16 tons in May, according to data from the People’s Bank of China.
June 7, 2023 Scientists use 3D printing to create new titanium alloy A team of researchers from Australia and Hong Kong has created a new class of strong titanium alloys by integrating alloy and 3D printing process designs.
June 7, 2023 Cameroon to start building railway to disputed iron ore project in August It signed a deal with two China-linked companies in June 2021 to construct the railway, despite facing legal action from Australia's Sundance Resources.
June 6, 2023 Tsingshan to invest in 50,000 t/y lithium project in Zhejiang province China, with an output of 395,000 tonnes of lithium carbonate in 2022, is the world's top smelter of the metal.
June 6, 2023 Chinese unicorn claims breakthrough with all-weather EV battery Greater Bay Technology claims to have overcome one of the key sticking points for EV owners — the loss of power capability and range in cold climates.
June 5, 2023 Iron ore price extends gains on China stimulus bets Regulators were considering a package of measures including further relaxing restrictions for residential purchases.
June 5, 2023 Global copper smelting bounces in May on Chinese strength Smelting activity in the rest of the world, however, was still lacklustre.
June 5, 2023 China’s EV battery sector is preparing a new breakthrough Gotion High-Tech Co. recently unveiled a lithium-iron-manganese-phosphate battery.
June 2, 2023 China is drilling a 10,000-meter-deep hole into the Earth Drilling for what is set to be China’s deepest ever borehole began in the country’s oil-rich Xinjiang region on Tuesday.
Canadian government bank has billions to back critical mineral projects The bank wants to help feasibility-stage projects develop the country’s 34 listed critical minerals. January 19, 2026 | 02:35 pm
