June 7, 2023 US battery belt grows with $1 billion Kentucky cathode deal Ascend Elements said it has reached a billion-dollar deal with an unnamed automaker to reprocess old batteries into cathode material.
June 6, 2023 NewRange reviews options after USACE decision to revoke water permit for NorthMet project NewRange holds both the NorthMet and Mesaba copper, nickel, cobalt, and platinum group metal deposits in northeastern Minnesota.
June 6, 2023 Phosphate shortage could disrupt LFP market as early as 2026, says First Phosphate CEO Currently, LFP batteries represent close to 30% of all EV batteries.
June 6, 2023 Anfield Energy to buy uranium project in New Mexico from enCore Energy The acquisition will increase Anfield's uranium resource base by more than 60%.
June 5, 2023 Arizona Sonoran Copper reports positive extraction rates on primary sulphides at Cactus Company last year entered into a partnership with Rio Tinto focused on the world’s second biggest miner’s Nuton technologies.
June 4, 2023 Protein helps separate rare earths more efficiently than new tech Biology 1, new tech 0.
June 2, 2023 World’s first marketplace for authenticated recycled metals has launched Orbex partnered with the Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards, a global independent non-profit standards body and developer of the original XML code.
June 2, 2023 Gold’s Fedspeak pullback Gold’s latest pullback in May short-circuiting strong seasonals frustrated plenty of traders.
June 2, 2023 Rio Tinto’s Boron mine in California becomes first to switch to renewable diesel Swap from conventional to renewable diesel brings an anticipated CO2 reduction equivalent to axing annual emissions of about 9,600 cars.
June 1, 2023 Pimco says gold is overvalued now, but has long-term appeal Greg Sharenow, who manages a portfolio focused on energy and commodities, calls gold a 25-year duration asset.
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