June 6, 2023 Manganese X expands Battery Hill mineralization ahead of PFS The latest diamond drilling has led to the discovery of two new zones.
June 5, 2023 China’s EV battery sector is preparing a new breakthrough Gotion High-Tech Co. recently unveiled a lithium-iron-manganese-phosphate battery.
June 1, 2023 Global production of critical metals unlikely to meet EU demand Researchers say metal shortage could put the brakes on the EU’s electrification goals.
May 25, 2023 Manganese palladium three plays big role in AI technologies Manganese palladium three has the necessary properties to facilitate a form of working memory that stores data in electron spin directions.
May 18, 2023 Australia hands out critical minerals grants Australia is pushing to reap more value from its mineral wealth and become a leading supplier of battery chemicals.
May 14, 2023 New sponge can remove toxic metals, recover critical minerals from contaminated water Researchers developed a new sponge that can remove heavy metals like lead and cobalt from contaminated water, leaving safe, drinkable water behind.
May 10, 2023 Rio Tinto to co-fund Finnish solution to recover critical minerals, metals from mine wastewater Weeefiner and Sensmet are developing a solution that will be able to provide water treatment to end-of-life mining sites and selectively recover critical minerals and rare earth metals.
May 8, 2023 US to speed up South32’s Hermosa manganese-zinc project The Arizona-based project is the first mining asset added to the FAST-41 process, which speeds up development of clean energy and other infrastructure.
May 5, 2023 New Zealand to review risk and benefits of seabed mining Seabed mining is allowed in New Zealand but it has to be approved by the Environmental Protection Agency.
April 30, 2023 No mining allowed in six new Indigenous reserves in Brazil Luiz Inácio ‘Lula’ Da Silva issued a decree creating six new Indigenous reserves, most of them in the Amazon, and banning mining in such areas.
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