General Motors Co and Lithium Americas Corp have announced they will jointly invest to develop the Thacker Pass mine in Nevada, which is the largest known source of lithium in the United States and the third largest in the world. Under the agreement, GM will make a $650 million equity investment in Lithium Americas, which[…]
FLSmidth’s Capital Markets Day on January 18, 2023 marked the culmination of a major portfolio review that really ramped up on the completion of its acquisition of thyssenkrupp’s mining business on September 1, 2022. But the overall change at FLSmidth also runs much deeper – Group CEO Mikko Keto also said during the CMD event[…]
FLSmidth and Sibanye-Stillwater’s subsidiary company Keliber have entered into an agreement for the supply of pyro-processing technology to the Keliber project’s lithium hydroxide refinery in Kokkola. The agreement is of great strategic importance to both companies, building on the existing relationship involving testing and engineering for the Kokkola lithium hydroxide refinery. FLSmidth is set to[…]
Swedish iron ore miner LKAB says it has identified significant deposits of rare earth elements in the Kiruna area, metals which are essential for, among other applications, the manufacture of electric vehicles and wind turbines. Following successful exploration, the company reports mineral resources of rare earth metals exceeding 1 Mt of rare earth oxides making[…]
Ivanhoe Electric Executive Chairman Robert Friedland, and President and Chief Executive Officer Taylor Melvin, have announced that the company has executed a binding Heads of Terms with Saudi Arabian Mining Company Ma’aden. The agreement sets out the binding framework for a strategic investment of $126.4 million by Ma’aden into the common stock of Ivanhoe Electric,[…]
The 2023 Future Minerals Forum will take place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia from 10-12 January, including a Ministerial Roundtable, followed by the Forum and Exhibition itself. The International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) President & CEO Rohitesh Dhawan spoke and participated at the first Forum in 2022 and will do so again at this[…]
With the market launch of the new LiKOSET thickener, international technology Group ANDRITZ says it presents a perfect solution for efficient clarification of liquids and recovery of slurry. “Based on decades of experience in thickening and clarification systems, ANDRITZ offers the LiKOSET, a highly reliable and cost-effective thickener that can be used in a wide[…]
General Motors Co says it has secured a new source of cost-competitive nickel and cobalt for Ultium battery cells after making a strategic investment in Queensland Pacific Metals of Australia. The nickel laterite ore is expected to be processed using a new and proprietary process that helps reduce waste with no requirement of a tailings[…]
Metso Outotec says it is extending its Courier product family with the introduction of Courier 8X SL analyser. The new analyser “maximises plant efficiency by enabling measurement of light elements with enhanced technology, while improving recovery and reducing impurity content in flotation circuits.” Laser-induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) technology is used to measure both light and[…]
WestStar Industrial Ltd, an Australian industrial services company, operating in the energy, resources, utility and infrastructure sectors, has advised that its engineering construction contracting business, Alltype Engineering, has been awarded a new major SMPE&I fabrication and installation contract valued at circa A$33 million by Lynas Rare Earths. The project value is the largest single contract[…]