October 30, 2022

Scientists to look at the role of supernovae as element-makers

Researchers plan to look for manganese, chromium, cobalt, and nickel in a third-generation white dwarf supernova named SN2021aefx, which exploded a year ago in the Spanish Dancer galaxy.

October 21, 2022

Lithium-oxygen batteries one step closer to moving out of the lab

A recent development may provide clues for engineering Mn-based materials with a defined crystal facet for high-performance Li-O2 batteries.

October 18, 2022

Researchers better understand what it takes to improve EV batteries’ performance

A scientific team tracked the real-time movement of lithium ions inside layered lithium nickel-rich oxides.

October 17, 2022

Miners’ losses mount as ports strike drags on in South Africa

Negotiations to reach a pay deal have been unsuccessful, even after the government and an arbitration body joined the discussions between Transnet and its biggest labor unions.

October 13, 2022

Lithium price jumps to fresh all-time high

Benchmark Mineral Intelligence says spot market pricing will feed through to long term contracts signed by automakers.

October 12, 2022

VIDEO: Deep-sea miner stock jumps after first seafloor collection since 1970s

Investors piled into The Metals Company on Wednesday after it said it completed its first collection run of battery metals from more than four kilometres below the surface of the…

October 11, 2022

South Africa’s busiest port Durban hobbled by strike

Transnet declared force majeure last week after its workers went on strike over a wage dispute.

October 11, 2022

New environmentally friendly method to extract metals from Li-ion batteries launched in Canada

Toronto-based researchers are using supercritical fluid extraction to recover metals from end-of-life Li-ion batteries.

October 7, 2022

S.Africa’s Transnet strike may impact manganese exports

Transnet declared force majeure at its ports on Thursday.

October 6, 2022

USGS, NASA to map southwestern United States for critical mineral potential

With $16 million in funding from the Biden administration, portions of California, Colorado, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico and Utah will be mapped for critical mineral potential.