Mining

Gavin D. J. Harper, University of Birmingham With geologists hunting high and low for battery materials, an enormous new discovery of phosphate rock could have...

Northwestern University In August 2022, Congress passed the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). Signed by President Joe Biden, the legislation attempted to curb inflation, lower the...

General Motors Co. and Lithium Americas Corp. announced they will jointly invest to develop the Thacker Pass mine in Nevada, which is the largest...

Scott Shackelford, Indiana University; Christiana Ochoa, Indiana University; David Bosco, Indiana University, and Kerry Krutilla, Indiana University As companies race to expand renewable energy and...

Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) announced a successful demonstration of its first battery electric 793 large mining truck and a significant investment to transform its...

On July 11, Chinese battery materials giant Ganfeng Lithium announced that its board of directors agreed that Ganfeng International, a wholly-owned subsidiary, would acquire...

Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD is in talks to buy six lithium mines in Africa, The Paper reported on Tuesday, citing sources familiar with...

The world's largest zero-emission haul truck made its debut, powered by engineering firm First Mode's clean energy innovation. The ultra-class haul truck once burned...

The $3-trillion EV market needs batteries that are 20-30% graphite–a material the U.S. currently doesn't produce at all. That makes graphite a matter of...

EVs certainly mark the path to a more environmentally friendly future, but there are still concerns around the sourcing of certain components or materials...