by Gordon Barratt | Oct 8, 2021 | News
The US is narrowing the gap on China’s dominance of the $46 billion lithium-ion battery industry thanks to investments from Tesla Inc. and the Biden administration’s policy push to drive growth of electric vehicles. The US rose to second spot in BloombergNEF’s global...
by Gordon Barratt | Oct 8, 2021 | News
Lithium Americas Corporation has flagged plans to increase the Phase 1 capacity at its Thacker Pass lithium project in Nevada, following an increase in the mineral resource estimate to 13.7-million tonnes of lithium carbonate equivalent. The updated mineral resource...
by Gordon Barratt | Oct 8, 2021 | News
Ninety-one per cent of mining companies surveyed in an Ernst & Young (EY) report plan to ramp up their digital investment in the next 12 months. The study surveyed global mining and metals executives between June and September 2021, and ranked the top-10 business...
by Gordon Barratt | Oct 8, 2021 | News
Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has committed a $5 million investment into 3ME Technology to support its efforts to create battery electric systems for mine fleets. 3ME’s innovative Bladevolt battery technology has the capacity to transform a 20-tonne loader...
by Gordon Barratt | Oct 8, 2021 | News
The South Flank site. Image: BHP BHP has officially opened its $4.6 billion South Flank iron ore mine in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, celebrating the completion of the project’s five-year journey on time and budget. In 2016, the company began planning for...
by Gordon Barratt | Oct 7, 2021 | News
Haver & Boecker Niagara adds Impact Testing to its Pulse portfolio with experimental modal analysis. The impact test — also known as the hammer test or bump test — is now part of the company’s quality assurance program during factory testing as well as on-site....
