June 20, 2023

Avalon Materials plans lithium processing plant in Ontario

Company acquires industrial site in Thunder Bay, aims to become province’s first vertically integrated lithium producer.

June 20, 2023

MineHub receives cash injection from Sumitomo, shares up

MineHub and Sumitomo have collaborated on the development of a suite of digital solutions for the concentrates market.

June 20, 2023

Volkswagen in talks with JV partner on audit of Xinjiang plant

Investors are placing pressure on the carmaker to carry out an audit \ in Xinjiang, where  human rights abuses have been documented.

June 19, 2023

Eldorado Gold’s Lamaque mine welcomes its first Sandvik BEV truck

The delivery is a major milestone in Eldorado’s efforts to continuously improve sustainable mining practices at its Canadian mine.

June 19, 2023

Fortescue expands battery and electric powertrain output in UK with new plant

The Banbury facility will open in 2024.

June 19, 2023

Rio Tinto autonomous iron ore train derailed

The miner said a probe had been launched after one of its autonomous trains derailed on Saturday evening, leaving no injured.

June 18, 2023

New study quantifies violations of Indigenous peoples’ rights by extractive industries

Ten universities joined forces to conduct the largest quantitative analysis to date of the violations of Indigenous peoples’ rights by extractive and industrial developments.

June 16, 2023

Inside the race to remake lithium extraction for EV batteries

The global battle to reshape the lithium industry is sucking in oil producers, tech startups and entrenched mining giants.

June 16, 2023

Ivanhoe Mines invests in pulsed-power tech firm

Ivanhoe will convert a loan balance of $76 million owed to the company by HPX into an equity investment in I-Pulse, HPX’s parent company.

June 15, 2023

Extraterrestrial salt provides clues as to how earth got its water

A 'salty' discovery strongly suggests that a large population of asteroids hurtling through the solar system may not be as dry as previously thought.