Tata Group to build $6-billion gigafactory in the UK
Tata’s first gigafactory outside of India will supply locally-made batteries to the company’s its Jaguar Land Rover factories.
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JV Article: The world’s leading countries for mineral exploration
The world is working to build an environmentally sustainable future. At the heart of the challenge is a shift away from fossil fuels towards technologies with zero emissions or powered…
Study highlights deep-sea mining impact on tuna as ISA preps first rules for nascent sector
Extracting minerals from the ocean floor would negatively impact the tuna industry as the fish is expected to migrate habitat towards areas of the Pacific Ocean currently slated for deep-sea mining…
How working with artisanal miners can reduce risk and generate value
Large-scale and artisanal-scale mining (ASM) are often at odds. Artisanal miners are frequently seen as squatters by large-scale companies, using land concessions without formal rights. Their presence also increases the…
Glencore offers to buy rest of PolyMet for US$71M
Mining and commodities giant Glencore (LSE: GLEN) has offered PolyMet Mining (TSX: POM; NYSE: PLM) to buy the company’s shares it does not already own for US$2.11 in cash each,…
Glencore grabs 10% of Stillwater Critical Minerals
Stillwater Critical Minerals (TSXV: PGE; US-OTC: PGEZF) has welcomed Glencore Canada as a major investor to help advance its portfolio of nickel exploration and development projects in North America. Under…
Ero Copper expands into nickel at Caraíba in Brazil, plans to double copper output
Brazil-focused Ero Copper (TSX: ERO; NYSE: ERO) is reporting new drill results for nickel targets at Caraíba as it advances the Tucumã project to double the company’s copper output by…
Nickel Creek boosts metal estimate by nearly a third to 2.5 billion pounds at Yukon project
Nickel Creek Platinum (TSX: NCP; US-OTC: NCPCF) says a new resource estimate increases metal by almost a third at its Nickel Shaw project in southwest Yukon. Contained nickel in the measured…
Renewable energy capacity to hit record growth in 2023 – IEA
Renewable power capacity will grow by a record number this year as more robust government policies around fossil fuels and energy security concerns drive more clean energy deployment, the International…
Deep-sea mining may affect thousands of new species found in hotspot
Scientists have identified more than 5,500 entirely new species in the CCZ of the Pacific Ocean, an area targeted by deep sea miners.
Indonesia emerges as a cobalt powerhouse amid surge in demand
Demand for cobalt is set to more than double by 2030 to 388,000 tonnes as the electric vehicle (EV) sector shifts into overdrive, says a new Benchmark Mineral Intelligence report….
Glencore, Canada’s Li-Cycle to build Europe’s largest battery recycling plant
Mining and commodities giant Glencore (LSE: GLEN) has joined forces with Canada’s Li-Cycle Holdings (NYSE: LICY) to build a battery recycling plant in Italy, set to become Europe’s largest facility…