MINING.COM launches EV Battery Metals Index
The value of metals used in batteries for the nascent electric vehicle industry measured for the first time.
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SQM warns of further lithium price drop, coronavirus impact
The world’s No. 2 lithium miner saw profits drop 38% in Q4 2019 and said sales to China in the first months of 2020 could be hit by the virus.
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Trudeau says mining can help fight climate change
Canadian prime minister also extends tax breaks for zero emissions vehicles to mining industry – 100% deduction if in use before 2024.
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Termite mounds reveal hidden base metal deposits
Researchers found that metallic blue crusts on termite mounds indicate the presence of base metals including nickel and cobalt.
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Lithium price: EVs will be $350bn market in just 15 years
Revenues for global energy storage market to grow at 15% per year through 2035, says new study.
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How cobalt can help produce hydrogen for clean fuel
Scientists used earth-abundant material to achieve affordable water splitting.
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Lilac raises $20m to work on lithium extraction technology
The Californian company developed an ion exchange technology for lithium extraction from brine resources.
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Capstone could be world’s fourth largest cobalt producer
Its Santo Domingo could yield of 4,700 tonnes of cobalt per year, making Capstone the largest producer of the metal in the Americas.
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Tesla’s China surprise big blow for cobalt, nickel price bulls
Top electric carmaker switches to zero-cobalt, nickel batteries for price sensitive Chinese market.
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ERG mulls construction of battery metals plant
Diversified natural resources group Eurasian Resources Group (ERG) is assessing options for the construction of a plant to produce nickel/cobalt/manganese (NCM) precursor materials for use in lithium-ion batteries in electric vehicles (EVs). The group …
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