November 29, 2021

Stellantis inks deal with Vulcan for CO2-free lithium supply in Europe

Vulcan already has supply deals with Belgian recycling group Umicore and South Korea's LG Chem Ltd.

November 29, 2021

Russian state-controlled firm enters lithium project in Argentina

Uranium One will buy a 15% stake in Alpha One Lithium, which owns the Tolillar lithium deposit in Argentina.

November 28, 2021

China’s coal prices plunge after govt signals more price regulation

Some coal miners at top mining regions have caped prices at 900 yuan a tonne.

November 28, 2021

Guinea junta leader names Savane to top mining ministry post

Guinea’s Interim President Col. Mamadi Doumbouya appointed Mohamed Lamine Sy Savane as secretary-general of the Ministry of Mines and Geology.

November 26, 2021

Vale indicted for environmental crimes in deadly dam disaster

Both Vale and German safety auditing firm TUEV SUED were charged with several crimes against animal life, flora, water resources, and other counts of pollution.

November 26, 2021

Silver miners’ Q3 2021 fundamentals

Silver miners enjoyed a solid-but-not-great third quarter.

November 26, 2021

Two Chinese nationals killed, others kidnapped in eastern Congo

The attack took place in Djugu, in Ituri province, where Chinese nationals have informal gold mining operations.

November 26, 2021

Russia arrests safety inspectors after coal mining disaster; death toll jumps past 50

The detained inspectors issued a safety certificate for the mine in November but had not actually checked the facility.

November 25, 2021

After shaking up nickel, China’s Tsingshan sets sights on lithium

Predominantly a stainless steel maker, the company came out of nowhere to become the world's top nickel producer in 2018 thanks to its pioneering use of low-grade nickel pig iron.

November 25, 2021

Argentine state energy firm YPF spies lithium tie-ups with CATL

YPF President Pablo González said there were "great opportunities for joint ventures" with CATL.