June 7, 2023 Livista plans German lithium refinery for EV batteries It initially aims to refine 40,000 tonnes of lithium annually at the plant, or enough for batteries for around 850,000 EVs.
June 7, 2023 Clean tech faces increasing risks with mining tied to new abuses The Business & Human Rights group identified 65 new allegations of human rights abuse since the end of 2022.
June 7, 2023 Petra Diamonds flags revenue hit as it defers sale to August It said the move followed “a temporary slowdown” in the rough diamonds market caused by elevated inventory in the mid-stream sector.
June 6, 2023 Column: LME aluminum stocks battle comes with a Russian twist There was another raid on London Metal Exchange aluminum stocks last week.
June 5, 2023 Alpha Lithium says Tecpetrol hostile bid not official yet The energy firm has threatened to bypass Alpha Lithium's board and take its C$1.24-a-share takeover offer directly to shareholders.
June 3, 2023 Solar beats coal in Europe for first time – but there’s a glitch Solar panels generated more electricity than all of the bloc’s coal plants for the first time in May.
June 2, 2023 World’s first marketplace for authenticated recycled metals has launched Orbex partnered with the Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards, a global independent non-profit standards body and developer of the original XML code.
June 2, 2023 Column: London Metal Exchange renews stocks transparency drive Restoring trust in exchange stocks reporting is a key step in winning back the broader confidence of the market.
June 2, 2023 Deep UK mine helps scientists figure out how humans would survive on Mars The Bio-SPHERE project investigates how scientific and medical operations would take place in the challenging environments of Mars and the moon.
June 2, 2023 Teck’s attempt to gain CIC support for coal split hits wall — report The miner is reportedly finding it difficult to secure the support of top shareholder China Investment Corporation for a plan to exit coal.
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