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Copper output at Chile’s Codelco set to rise this year, CESCO says – ET Auto

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That goal appeared realistic, said Jorge Cantallopts, head of the Center for Copper and Mining Studies (CESCO) in Chile, the world’s top producer of the red metal. That goal appeared realistic, said Jorge Cantallopts, head of the Center for Copper and Mining Studies (CESCO) in Chile, the world’s top producer of the red metal.

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Lithium prices bounce after big plunge, but surpluses loom – ET Auto

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Lithium prices rebounded this week for the first time in five months after tumbling from record highs, but new supply of the key mineral for electric vehicle (EV) batteries coming on stream is likely to weigh on the market next year. Battery-grade lithium carbonate prices in China rose 10.6% A decision by world No.

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Gulf oil giants Saudi Aramco, Adnoc set sights on lithium – ET Auto

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An advantage of filtering the ultralight battery metal from salt water is that it avoids the need for costly and environmentally challenging open pit mines or large evaporation ponds, as employed in the world’s leading producers Australia and Chile.

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SEAT to launch 6 electric and plug-in hybrid models, develop smaller version of MEB for lower-cost EVs

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SEAT President Luca de Meo also announced at the company’s annual media conference that the CUPRA Formentor, the new CUV that was unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show, will be built at the Martorell factory. The goal of the new platform is to develop affordable electric vehicles, with an entry level price below €20,000.

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MIT professor pursuing direct sulfide electrolysis for copper production

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In a presentation for the Copper International Conference in Santiago, Chile, in December 2013, Allanore noted the proof of concept for producing copper and sulfur by electrodecomposition of copper sulfide, achieved by T.P. —Antoine Allanore. The idea for direct sulfide electrolysis dates to as early as 1906. Hoar and R.G.

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UN report highlights urgent need to tackle impact of EV battery production boom

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Demand for raw materials used in the production of electric car batteries is set to soar, prompting the UN trade body, UNCTAD (United Nations Conference on Trade and Development), to call for the social and environmental impacts of the extraction of raw materials, which include human rights abuses, to be addressed urgently. Source: UN.

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The raw materials crunch: How bad, how long, how to solve it?

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Farewell to falling prices. Absolutely, says George Miller, a Senior Price Analyst at Benchmark Mineral Intelligence. No other investors seemed to be interested—many players seemed to believe that the competition from China was too fierce—and MP bought it for a bargain price on the courthouse steps. .