Mining News Pro - Albemarle has announced its decision to build two additional processing trains at the Kemerton lithium hydroxide plant in WA, making it the largest investor in downstream lithium processing in the country.

Friday, May 5, 2023 - 00:29:30

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Mining News Pro - Marimaca Copper has released the final batch of reverse circulation (RC) drill results from last year’s infill drilling campaign at the Marimaca oxide deposit (MOD) in northern Chile, including the best copper intersection drilled to date on a grade-times-width basis.

Tuesday, January 24, 2023 - 23:33:51

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Mining News Pro - The miner approved a $616.2m investment for the Keliber lithium project, which includes the Kokkola lithium hydroxide refinery.

Wednesday, November 30, 2022 - 10:15:24

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Mining News Pro - Tianqi Lithium Energy Australia (TLEA) announced Wednesday the first production of battery-grade lithium from its plant in Kwinana, Western Australia, marking the first-time battery-grade lithium, or lithium hydroxide monohydrate (LHM), has been produced in Australia in commercial quantities.

Friday, May 20, 2022 - 12:35:19

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Mining News Pro - Rio Tinto Fer et Titane (RTFT) announced Friday it has produced a first batch of high purity scandium oxide at its commercial scale demonstration plant in Sorel-Tracy, Quebec. This makes RTFT the first North American producer of the critical mineral, used in solide oxide fuel cells and in aluminium alloys.

Saturday, May 7, 2022 - 13:24:04

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Mining News Pro - New research led by the UK’s University of St Andrews found that a special form of light made using an ancient Namibian gemstone could be the key to new light-based quantum computers, which could solve long-held scientific mysteries.

Wednesday, April 20, 2022 - 13:41:00

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Mining News Pro - Lithium miner Vulcan Energy Resources said on Monday it finalised a binding agreement to sell lithium hydroxide to the battery unit of South Korea’s LG Chem from its project in Germany.

Monday, January 31, 2022 - 12:33:05

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Mining News Pro - Chinese lithium hydroxide prices played catch-up with those for lithium carbonate and experienced a double-digit percentage growth for two weeks in a row amid tight supply and strength from China’s lithium carbonate market, Fastmarkets reports.

Monday, January 24, 2022 - 12:19:40

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Mining News Pro - Eskom Holdings, South Africa’s coal-reliant power utility, has become the world’s biggest emitter of sulphur dioxide, a pollutant linked to ailments ranging from asthma to heart attacks, the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) said.

Wednesday, October 6, 2021 - 13:20:58

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Mining News Pro - We’ve all read about the push for de-carbonization, which is the primary driver for the battery mega-factory boom. All of these factories need nickel and cobalt for their products, but mostly they need nickel.

Monday, October 4, 2021 - 13:31:54

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Mining News Pro - Independence Group (IGO) on Monday announced first lithium hydroxide chemical production from the Kwinana lithium hydroxide refinery, in Western Australia.

Monday, August 23, 2021 - 13:15:36

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Mining News Pro - Lithium miner Vulcan Energy Resources said on Monday it had signed a long-term deal to sell lithium hydroxide from its German project to the battery unit of South Korea’s LG Chem .

Tuesday, July 20, 2021 - 00:04:11

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Mining News Pro - A new report by Adamas Intelligence states that the market for magnet rare earth oxides is expected to increase fivefold by 2030 to $15.65 billion from the current $2.98 billion.

Saturday, May 8, 2021 - 15:15:32

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Mining News Pro - Rio Tinto has commenced construction of a commercial scale scandium demonstration plant at the For et Titane (RTFT) metallurgical complex in Quebec, Canada.

Friday, January 15, 2021 - 10:31:22 PM

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Mining News Pro - Sixteen workers died and one is in a critical condition after being trapped underground in a coal mine in south-west China on Sunday (Sept 27), reported state broadcaster CCTV.

Sunday, September 27, 2020 - 11:15:26 AM

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Mining News Pro - The first phase of drilling at Eclipse Gold’s Hercules gold project within the Walker Lane trend, 40 km southeast of Reno, has returned long intercepts of shallow gold in oxides.

Thursday, June 11, 2020 - 12:22:51 PM

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Mining News Pro - Ucore Rare Metal has executed a binding technical services agreement with Innovation Metals Corp. (IMC) to kick off a testing program for the processing of mixed rare-earth element concentrates into separated REE oxides.

Wednesday, February 19, 2020 - 2:48:17 PM

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Mining News Pro - American Manganese continues to run experiments related to its plans to produce NMC cathode material using its proprietary RecycLiCo process.

Friday, November 15, 2019 - 11:19:15 AM

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Mining News Pro - After hitting near decade highs in March last year within a stone’s throw of $100,000 per tonne, cobalt prices fell off a cliff.

Wednesday, November 13, 2019 - 10:44:32 AM

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Mining News Pro - The boards of Orocobre and Toyota Tsusho Corp. have given the green light to building the Naraha lithium hydroxide plant, which will be the first of its kind in Japan.

Saturday, April 13, 2019 - 3:32:27 PM

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Mining News Pro - Albemarle has begun earthworks at the Kemerton Strategic Industrial Area, in Western Australia, for the construction of the company’s Kemerton lithium hydroxide (LiOH) conversion site.

Saturday, January 5, 2019 - 10:10:08 AM

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Mining News Pro - The Paradox Brine Project, located only 4 km northwest of Intrepid Potash’s Cane Creek Operation, is Anson Mining’s flagship project. (Image courtesy of Anson Resources.)

Wednesday, October 3, 2018 - 7:43:10 AM

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Mining News Pro - Canada’s Alacer Gold has started processing oxide ore through the crushing and grinding circuit of the newly constructed Çöpler sulphide plant, in Turkey.

Wednesday, September 5, 2018 - 9:48:42 AM

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