Archives: Energy minerals

Betolar and Norge Mineraler AS have signed a memorandum of understanding to cooperate on creating sustainable mining solutions, the companies say. The goal of the cooperation is to support the green transition in Norge Mineraler’s operation, with the memorandum of understanding serving as a starting point for potential broader collaboration between the parties. The parties[…]

At the 16th Fastmarkets Lithium Supply and Battery Raw Materials Conference in Las Vegas, USA, Northern Lithium Ltd and Evove Ltd announced the signing of a contract to install and trial an in-field direct lithium extraction (DLE) demonstration plant in the UK during the autumn of 2024. The commercial agreement follows Evove’s extensive DLE processing[…]

Jordan Phosphates Mines Company (JPMC), one of the world’s largest phosphate producers and a supplier of phosphate rock and phosphate-based fertilisers, has announced a strategic partnership with Waterise, a pioneering Norwegian start-up specialising in deep sea environmentally friendly desalination, to embark on an ambitious deep sea desalination project in the Gulf of Aqaba to meet[…]

Albemarle Corporation has introduced its project plan for the Kings Mountain Mine, one of the few known hard-rock lithium deposits in the US. The plan includes the proposed site footprint, primary physical features and details of the mining processes. Pending permitting approval and a final investment decision, the mine is anticipated to produce approximately 420,000[…]

Construction at the Jansen potash project in Canada is now 44% complete, with BHP continuing to award important construction contracts such as the one just awarded to deliver the Wet Mill Area for Jansen Stage 1. George Gordon Developments Ltd (GGDL), an Indigenous owned and operated business in the Jansen area, and Aecon Group Inc,[…]

Metso is launching the Metso pCAM plant, an intelligent Planet Positive-certified solution for the manufacturing of precursor cathode active material, which is needed in the production of lithium-ion batteries. Centred around an energy-efficient pCAM reactor, PSI® 1000 particle size analyser and pCAM process control, Metso’s pCAM plant integrates advanced technology and decades of know-how to[…]

Deep Yellow Limited says Ausenco Services Pty Ltd has been selected as the preferred contractor to deliver the detailed engineering and the engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) services for the company’s flagship Tumas project in Namibia. It is intended that an EPCM contract will be executed following the final investment decision. In the meantime,[…]

IHC Mining says it has secured a new contract to build and supply a salt harvester for Arab Potash Company (APC), with this specialised floating pontoon to be used for harvesting carnallite (potassium salt) in the Dead Sea in Jordan. This machine will be equipped with four tracks, with the track suspension and steering system[…]

Liontown Resources has executed an Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract with GR Engineering Services (GRES) for the delivery and commissioning of the paste plant facility to support the hard rock lithium underground mining operations at Kathleen Valley. The Paste Plant will include two trains capable of producing up to 160 m3 of paste per[…]

Nokia says it has been chosen by Sigma Lithium, a leading global lithium producer, to deploy the first private LTE wireless campus network in the Americas that supports the mining of lithium – a metal critical to the production of batteries that power electric vehicles. Nokia will work with partner Alcon to roll out the[…]