by Gordon Barratt | Sep 29, 2026 | News
The Canadian government has committed C$6.3-million in financing for ASX-listed Prairie Lithium’s project in Saskatchewan, which will support Phase 1 production, including balance-of-plant systems required for a commercial-scale direct lithium extraction (DLE)...
by Gordon Barratt | Sep 29, 2026 | News
Market research firm Mordor Intelligenceexpects the global lithiumcarbonate market to grow from 141-million lithiumcarbonate-equivalent (LCE) tons in 2026 to 3.93-million LCE tons by 2031, marking a 22.74% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), with new projects in Chile...
by Gordon Barratt | Sep 28, 2026 | News
Brightstar Resources has nearly doubled the mineral resource estimate at its Two Mile Hill-Shillington deposit in Western Australia, lifting the resource to 1.45 million ounces of gold as it advances mining studies at the Sandstone gold project. The updated Two Mile...
by Gordon Barratt | Sep 28, 2026 | News
China and the United States have reached an agreement on the terms for Chinese imports of coal from the US in 2027 and 2028 during trade and economic consultations between the two countries. The agreement was announced in a statement by China’s Ministry of Commerce....
by Gordon Barratt | Sep 28, 2026 | News
Load growth has an overlooked answer: reinvesting in the coal sites being retired. Data centers, manufacturing, and electrification are pushing load growth faster than new generation and transmission can keep up. Even as that demand delays some coal retirements, the...
by Gordon Barratt | Sep 25, 2026 | News
With miners aiming to move towards electrification, the success of the transition is set to be determined by the broader infrastructure that delivers power to the operations. An electric haul truck might be the most visible symbol of a mine’s transition away from...
