Albemarle, the world's largest producer of lithium, posted a quarterly profit on Wednesday that easily beat Wall Street's expectations on rising demand from the electric vehicle industry.

The company reported first-quarter net income of $95.7-million, or 84c a share, compared with $107.2-million, ...

http://www.miningweekly.com/article/albemarle-profit-beats-expectations-on-rising-lithium-demand-2021-05-06

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Coal producer Coronado Global Resources has completed the institutional component of its 1-for-4.73 pro-rata accelerated non-renounceable entitlement offer, raising $87-million.

The ASX-listed company on Thursday said that existing institutional holders had strongly supported the institutional ...

http://www.miningweekly.com/article/coronado-completes-first-part-of-placement-2021-05-06

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The merger of American Lithium and Plateau Energy Metals has been completed, creating an Americas-focused developer of energy metals at a time when securing a sustainable supply of critical minerals is a global priority.

The merger combined two large lithium development projects TLC, in Nevada, and...

http://www.miningweekly.com/article/american-lithium-completes-plateau-acquisition-2021-05-12

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Pandora, which makes more pieces of jewelry than any other company in the world, will stop using mined diamonds as part of a broader strategy to drop raw materials associated with unethical production methods.

Despite decades of reform, the global jewelry market remains tainted by reports of human ...

http://www.miningweekly.com/article/worlds-biggest-jewellery-maker-will-no-longer-use-mined-diamonds-2021-05-04

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The worlds biggest lithium miner wants to extract more of the battery metal from old cars as demand surges and aging electric vehicles are traded in.

Albemarle is making investments and partnering with automotive equipment manufacturers on the recycling effort, which it calls critical to its future...

http://www.miningweekly.com/article/biggest-lithium-miner-gears-up-to-tap-major-lode-from-old-cars-2021-05-14

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Hydrogen is set to play a key role in achieving carbon-neutral mining, an industry that is being touted as a key enabler of the global hydrogen industry, Engie Impact consultant Jasper Schrijvers said during a virtual presentation at this years Energy Mines Africa conference. During his ...

http://www.miningweekly.com/article/mining-sector-key-to-kickstarting-hydrogen-industry-says-consultant-2021-05-05

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Vancouver-headquartered Barksdale Resources on Wednesday announced that it would acquire two copper exploration projects in Santa Cruz, Arizona, from Kennecott Exploration and, in a separate transaction with Regal Resources, that it would consolidate a 100% interest in the nearby Sunnyside project...

http://www.miningweekly.com/article/barksdale-buys-arizona-projects-from-rio-tinto-2021-05-13

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