Automakers Seek to Produce EV Vehicles with Fewer Rare Earths
Major automakers are seeking new ways to make electric vehicle (EV) motors that depend less on rare earth minerals. China controls most mining and processing...
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TOMRA technology delivers grade improvement at Saloro’s tungsten mine
TOMRA has installed a first X-Ray Transmission (XRT) sorter at Saloro’s tungsten mine in Barruecopardo, Spain. The sorter, implemented in the beneficiation stage, is consistently...
Western miners seek premium pricing for rare earth metals to break China grip
A handful of Canadian, German and Australian critical mineral explorers plan to command premium prices for key metals used in electric vehicles, promising quality and...
Slovakia’s government signs a memorandum with China’s Gotion High-Tech to build a car battery plant
On Wednesday, November 22, 2023, the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding took place at the Office of the Government of the Slovak Republic in...
Just Transition Fund finances a new facility to produce rare earths magnets in Estonia
The Canadian company Neo Performance Materials (Neo) is building a permanent magnet factory in Narva, Estonia, making it the first of its kind in Europe...
Improving the supply chain for the EU battery industry
Last week some small but important steps for more battery materials produced in Europe have been announced. On November 13, the EU Council and Parliament...
Synthetic graphite and aluminium added to the CRM list
The EC has included synthetic graphite and aluminium to the list of strategic and critical raw materials outlined in the Critical Raw Materials Act, it...
Northvolt develops sodium-ion green battery technology to reduce dependence on critical metals
Northvolt today announced a state-of-the-art sodium-ion battery, developed for the expansion of cost-efficient and sustainable energy storage systems worldwide. The cell has been validated for...
Top 10 business risks and opportunities for mining and metals in 2024
Top miners continue to make progress on a range of ESG, climate change and license to operate risks but are under pressure to do even...
Calcium Carbonate processing plant in Serbia
The project is a Calcium Carbonate processing plant based in Serbia with a total annual output of 350,000 t of highly technical products. Pharmaceutical industry...