June 4, 2021 World’s no. 2 automaker to get “actively involved in raw materials business” Volkswagen CTO Thomas Schmall flags IPO for new battery division and all but commits the automaker to investing in mining.
June 4, 2021 Copper price reviving old deposits Juniors can unlock value at brownfields copper deposits.
June 4, 2021 Nornickel resumes mining at Taimyrsky after flooding The underground mine is currently running at 40% of its capacity and is on track to return to full capacity by the end of June.
June 4, 2021 Deep freezing iron-based materials expected to be part of superconducting devices of the future US, UK and Germany-based researchers discovered that an iron-based superconductor exhibits both superconductivity and magnetism below -258°C.
June 4, 2021 Hundreds of trucks to be ruggedized, turned electric for Europe-based miners VivoPower and Arctic Trucks want to convert 800 Land Cruisers or Hilux to ruggedized e-LVs.
June 3, 2021 Mining stocks in broad sell-off as copper, gold prices pull back Iron ore's big three shielded from worst of corrrection as steelmaking ingredient holds above $200 a tonne.
June 3, 2021 Kinross and S2 team up to find Finnish gold Kinross will spend up to $9.5 million to farm-in on noncore S2 ground.
June 3, 2021 Russian banks to finance $7.8bn Siberia platinum mine Russian banks VTB and VEB will provide Russian Platinum with financing for the development of the Chernogorskoye platinum group metals deposit.
June 3, 2021 RMI unveils set of rules to help miners fulfill ESG expectations Companies are feeling increased pressure from shareholders and institutional investors to prioritize ESG factors.
June 3, 2021 InoBat to build massive EV battery research and development center The Slovak company said the main goal at the center will be to identify the optimum cell chemistries to meet the exact requirements of any vehicle maker.
Codelco, SQM seal lithium venture in Chile’s Atacama desert NovaAndino Litio, the venture, will control all lithium exploration, production and sales in the Atacama salar until 2060. December 27, 2025 | 09:38 am
