22+ min ago  (513+ words) At full capacity, the plant could support roughly 65 gigawatt-hours of lithium-ion battery manufacturing annually. A newly financed battery materials plant in Virginia could strengthen a key part of America's energy storage supply chain. Microporous has secured final funding for a…...

1+ hour, 6+ min ago  (1043+ words) BY MUFLIH HIDAYAT ON MAY 18, 2026 The global energy transition is routinely discussed through the lens of lithium, cobalt, and rare earth elements. Investor attention gravitates toward ore grades, mine permits, and battery chemistry. Yet one of the most consequential inputs…...

3+ hour, 42+ min ago  (69+ words) Kabaena'is just one island where the destructive impacts of nickel mining are already being felt.'Similar stories'are unfolding across Indonesia. Despite countless examples of the catastrophic impacts of irresponsible mining and processing across Eastern Indonesia, auto companies are still silent....

7+ hour, 35+ min ago  (538+ words) BY MUFLIH HIDAYAT ON MAY 18, 2026 Technical Insight: The 99% contaminant rejection figure is particularly consequential for downstream battery-grade processing. Magnesium removal is historically one of the most energy-intensive and costly steps in lithium refinery operations. DLE's ability to reject magnesium at…...

1+ hour, 37+ min ago  (140+ words) Zambia has allowed limited sulphuric acid exports to DR Congo after recovering local supplies, easing pressure on one of the world's most important copper and cobalt mining regions. | Business Insider Africa...

4+ hour, 36+ min ago  (293+ words) Bikita Minerals, a subsidiary of Sinomine Resource Group, has resumed lithium concentrate exports. It secured an export licence from the Ministry of Mines and Mining Development. Importantly, the licence falls under Zimbabwe's new lithium export framework. "We have resumed lithium…...

7+ hour, 7+ min ago  (305+ words) Prairie Lithium Ltd (ASX: PL9, OTC: PLIXF, FRA: PLIX) has started Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) of its commercial-scale Direct Lithium Extraction (DLE) unit ahead of planned deployment to the company's Phase 1 production facility in Saskatchewan, Canada." The unit, comprising four"commercial-scale…...

3+ hour, 5+ min ago  (141+ words) Sustainable Views Kabaena, an island off the coast of Indonesia, has been "ravaged" by mining pollution The supply chains of major carmakers including Ford, Volkswagen, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Stellantis, Volvo, Toyota, Tesla, Honda and General Motors could be linked to nickel…...

5+ hour, 11+ min ago  (944+ words) GEM Mining Consulting is looking into several companies that are studying how to recover lithium from secondary sources including mining waste." Mining waste is usually treated as a problem, but companies and researchers are beginning to see old piles of…...

21+ hour, 36+ min ago  (378+ words) is making a strategic play to secure critical material supplies as the company announced plans to extract germanium from mine waste in New York. This initiative, unveiled on May 15," " In This Article Germanium's role in modern hardware is irreplaceable, particularly…...