Consultation is now open to shape Australia’s first National Electric Vehicle Strategy, designed to improve the affordability, supply and uptake of electric vehicles.
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Scholar to research integrating EVs into mining
Professor Iqbal Husain secures a scholarship to undertake research at Curtin University on the integration of electric vehicles into mining.
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Copper waste to boost global battery sector
The University of Queensland (UQ) and Cobalt Blue Holdings will look into whether cobalt used for battery storage can be extracted from copper mine tailings in Mount Isa and Cloncurry.
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CSIRO reveals future of critical metals
Powerful and counterintuitive insights into the future supply and demand of critical metals have been uncovered in a new report by CSIRO.
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Korea looks to Australia for reliable battery materials
Australian critical minerals miners have caught the attention of Korean battery manufacturers as the east Asian powerhouse looks to diversify its supply chain.
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ABB thought leader: five mining trends beyond 2021
ABB weighs in on the top trends and ground-breaking innovations influencing the mining sector this year and beyond. Stuart Cowie discusses
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Lithium’s driving force
Australia’s lithium companies are powering up to meet growing demand from the emerging electric vehicle (EV) sector. Nickolas Zakharia writes.
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QLD North West Minerals Province on display in Netherlands
The Queensland Government has showcased the state’s North West Minerals province in an engagement session with the Confederation of Netherlands Industry and Employers to highlight the region’s supply of critical minerals.
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ABB, Hitachi to design electric dump truck
ABB and Hitachi Construction Machinery have teamed up to develop a zero-emission battery electric rigid dump truck that features in-motion charging.
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QPM sign $US15m offtake for nickel and cobalt
Queensland Pacific Metals has signed a seven-year offtake agreement with LG Energy Solutions and POSCO for nickel and cobalt from the Townsville Energy Chemicals Hub project.
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BHP expands EV research with Chinese think tank
BHP has agreed to support Automotive Data of China in a two-year partnership to develop the research of electrified transport.
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Miners swoop on rare earth opportunities
Australian miners are making moves on rare earths projects as the commodity gains momentum driven by demand from the electric vehicle (EV) market.
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Mining industry leaders rally behind green vehicle initiative
Industry leaders including BHP and Gold Fields reinstated their pledge towards the International Council on Mining & Metals' (ICMM) innovation for the cleaner, safer vehicles (ICSV) initiative at IMARC 2020.
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BHP Nickel West ponders Tesla partnership
BHP is positioning its Nickel West operations, including this year's Honeymoon Well acquisition, to benefit from the evolving electric vehicle and battery storage revolution.
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Tesla to mine own battery metals
Tesla has revealed at its Tesla Battery Day that the company is planning to break into the battery metals mining business.
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Is EMN’s manganese play set to have a major role in Europe’s EV future?
The most notable trend related to the transition to electric vehicles (EVs) over the last 12 months is the acceleration in electric car sales in Europe.
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QLD backs Australian Mines for Sconi project developmet
Australian Mines is completing pre-development work at the Sconi cobalt-nickel-scandium project in North Queensland, inching it closer to becoming a key supplier to the electric vehicle (EV) market.
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Australian Mines to go carbon neutral by mid-2020
Battery minerals developer Australian Mines has set the goal to become 100 per cent carbon neutral by June 30 2020.
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IGO CEO tips copper, nickel boom
IGO chief executive and managing director Peter Bradford expects the growing electric vehicle and renewable energy markets to have a strong influence on future nickel and copper prices.
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Pilbara Minerals mulls over lithium expansion plans
Pilbara Minerals is taking a wary approach to its plan for stage two and three expansion projects at the Pilgangoora lithium-tantalum project in Western Australia.
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