by Gordon Barratt | Apr 8, 2021 | News
Lithium miner Piedmont Lithium has reported a 40% increase in its lithium resource at its namesake project in North Carolina. The ASX-listed company on Thursday announced that the total mineral resource estimate for the Piedmont project now stood at 39.2-million...
by Gordon Barratt | Apr 8, 2021 | News
Whyalla Steelworks, South Australia The collapse of German financier Greensill Capital has thrown the future of the GFG Alliance into jeopardy, with Australia’s Whyalla steel mill and Tahmoor Coal caught in the crossfire. Greensill was recently placed under...
by Gordon Barratt | Apr 8, 2021 | News
Image: Rio Tinto Rio Tinto has started recovering battery-grade lithium from 90-year-old waste piles at the Boron borate operation in California, the United States. Using a demonstration plant at the 480,000 tonne operation, Rio Tinto expects to recover 10 tonnes in...
by Gordon Barratt | Apr 7, 2021 | News
The value of iridium for proton exchange membrane (PEM) water electrolysis technology alone could exceed R90-billion in the next ten to 20 years. This is the view of Professor Dmitri Bessarabov, the director of the Department of Science and Innovation’s...
by Gordon Barratt | Apr 7, 2021 | News
Image: Mineral Resources Rio Tinto has awarded a contract to CSI Mining Services for the development of the Lens A/B pit at the Brockman 2 iron ore mine in Western Australia. The Mineral Resources (MinRes) subsidiary will engage a team of 150 people to assist in load...
by Gordon Barratt | Apr 7, 2021 | News
Australia’s Minister for Resources, Water and Northern Australia Keith Pitt has announced an inquiry into the financial sector’s treatment of Australia’s resources industry. The move follows suggestions that two major super funds, QSuper and Sunsuper, should abandon...
