How resource ‘classification debt’ chips away at miners’ growth and investor trust

Early results from metallurgical test work at Mina do Barroso show potential for lower capital and operating costs.

The Canadian company wants to acquire 13 lithium-potassium-boron prospective salars in central Mexico.

The British Columbia-based company is working on a project that uses the hydrometallurgical Re-2Ox process to recover metals from lithium-ion, nickel-hydride and nickel-cadmium batteries.

The company has successfully completed the conversion of its Arkansas-produced lithium chloride into 99.985% pure lithium carbonate.

Engineers are working to incorporate a bipolar technology that uses silicon wafers in traditional lead batteries.

The Mining Association of Canada says the total 10-year projected value of $82 billion for new projects remains nearly 50% below the 2014 level of $160 billion.

BMI says the combination of natural resources and highly skilled workforce should help developing a sustainable value chain for battery materials.

Adamas Intelligence reports that EV registrations grew by 58% year-on-year in the second half of 2020 and, with them, battery metals deployment.

Argentina’s National Mining Secretariat issued a dossier highlighting projects by Yamana, Alpha Lithium, Minsud and others.