Electric Vehicles
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Report looks at recycling of battery metals to meet rising demand
A new report suggests that recycled metals could meet a significant part of the rising demand from electric vehicles (EVs), decreasing some of the need for new mine supply. The report, Reducing new mining for electric vehicle battery metals, was…
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Greener haulage at Copper Mountain with trolley assist from ABB
Copper Mountain Mining (TSX: CMMC) is committed to reducing its carbon footprint by more than 50% in the next five to seven years, with the goal of reaching zero by 2035. Toward that end, the company has selected ABB for…
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Roadmap for US’s clean transportation future unveiled
A new report by researchers at the University of California Berkeley lays out what the U.S. needs to do to achieve a clean transportation future. To understand what actions are crucial to conquer such a goal, the researchers developed the…
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Making lithium-ion based batteries safer
ADA Technologies tackles the issue of cascading thermal runaway in lithium-ion batteries.
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Erudite wins EPCM contract for Molo graphite mine in Madagascar
After securing a commitment for a US$29.5-million investment from Mick Davis’ Vision Blue Resources in February, NextSource Materials (TSX: NEXT) has awarded the EPCM contract to build the first phase of its Molo graphite project in Madagascar to Erudite Strategies…
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Seafloor miner DeepGreen plans listing through merger with SPAC
Seafloor mining hopeful DeepGreen Metals is planning to go public through a merger with Sustainable Opportunities Acquisition Corp. (NYSE: SOAC), a special purpose acquisition fund (SPAC) focused on ESG, energy and metals. The combined company will be called The Metals…
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Mason Graphite updates Lac Guéret battery test results
Junior Mason Graphite (TSXV: LLG) has provided an update on testing of lithium-ion prototype battery cells made with graphite sourced from its Lac Guéret deposit, 660 km north of Montreal. The cells, which contain coated spherical purified graphite made at…
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BEVs emerge from underground
MEDATech develops battery version of the Western Star 4900XD for open pit mining.
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Nouveau Monde to start construction at Matawinie graphite project
Nouveau Monde Graphite plans to begin early construction works at its Matawinie graphite project in Quebec in the second quarter, after receiving a key authorization from the province. With the issue of an environmental decree from the Quebec government, the…
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Robert Friedland opens Remote Roundup: ‘In our world, the geologists are the gods’
The Association for Mineral Exploration opened up its Remote Roundup – its first virtual conference in the event’s 38-year history – with special guest speakers that included a keynote talk from Robert Friedland, founder and executive co-chairman of Ivanhoe Mines.…
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First Cobalt inks feed agreements for refinery starting in 2022
First Cobalt has secured cobalt feed amounting to 90% of capacity for its First Cobalt Refinery in Ontario. The facility will be the only producer of cobalt sulphate for electric vehicle batteries in North America once the company completes a…
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Carmakers have blind spot for lithium, cobalt, nickel prices
A new research note from battery supply chain specialist and price reporting agency Benchmark Mineral Intelligence has a warning for carmakers about the direction of battery prices used in electric vehicles – they won’t fall indefinitely. Andrew Leyland, Head of…
