BHP says 2017 a ‘tipping point’ for electric cars

Having trouble viewing this email?  View online Lithium & Rare Earth News Digest Wednesday 18 October 2017 Home    Coal    Copper    Iron Ore    Nickel    Rare Earth    Oil Sands    Uranium    Zinc BHP says 2017 a 'tipping point' for electric cars Arnoud Balhuizen, head of marketing at BHP, said the impact of the looming electric vehicle boom for raw materials producers would be felt first in the metals markets and only later in oil. read » Mitsui to build desalination plant for BHP's Spence copper mine in Chile The project will be the Japanese company's first desalination plant and it is estimated to require an investment of around $623 million (70 billion Yen). read » Mexico's mining sector to reach $17.8bn by 2020 on zinc prices, strong pipeline Competitive operating costs and supportive government policies are also expected to play a key role in Mexico's mining industry strong recovery. read » Chinese EV market nearing 2% penetration Plug-in-vehicle market in China surges to a record 1.8% of total passenger vehicle sales. read » Brazil's president revokes decree allowing mining in Amazon It would have opened up for mining a vast national reserve in the country's Amazon, larger than the size of Switzerland. read » PotashCorp hires banks to lead sale of stake in Chilean lithium producer Rumours point at US chemical company Albenarle Corporation as the first potential buyer for PotashCorp interest in SQM, worth about $4.5 billion. read » Graphite seeing some upward movement The graphite market has shown its first sign of life in a few years with some upward price pressure. read » Chile sees no obstacle to Albemarle request to hike lithium output cap Albemarle said it could invest $1-billion in Chile over the next 5 years if request to the government to let it extract 125,000 tonnes per year is approved. read » Johnson Matthey to invest 200m pounds in battery material technology The specialty chemicals company said the overall market "could be (worth) more than $30 billion (in) sales when battery electric vehicle penetration increases to around 10 percent. read » The graphite fix: Inside China's newest commodity addiction Environmental protection campaigns in China are tightening the country's supplies of both graphite and needle coke. read » Landmark court decision shakes up mineral royalties In a High Court decision handed down on 3 October 2017, Justice Meyer found in favour of the taxpayer, United Manganese of Kalahari Proprietary Limited. read » Uranium explorer adds mineralization to 'world-class project' NexGen Energy Ltd. reported radioactivity results for 22 holes of the on-going summer drilling program on their Rook I property in Athabasca Basin, Sask. read » UK inventor James Dyson to launch electric car by 2020 The billionaire inventor of the bagless vacuum cleaner said his company was building an electric car which will launch by 2020, the latest firm to challenge traditional carmakers in a burgeoning market. read » Read more Lithium & Rare Earth news on MINING.com » Home    Coal    Copper    Iron Ore    Nickel    Rare Earth    Oil Sands    Uranium    Zinc About Us   |  Privacy Policy  |  Unsubscribe   |  Contact Us   |  Advertise This email was sent to you by InfoMine Inc. Suite 900, 580 Hornby Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6C 3B6 | +1 604 683 2037 |[email protected].Please visit cem.infomine.com for more information. Copyright InfoMine. You are receiving this email because the email address fernandoqueens@gmail.com was subscribed to the MINING.com email list "MINING.com Lithium and Rare Earth News Digest". You mayunsubscribe at any time. The information contained in “Lithium & Rare Earth News Digest” is collected from a variety of sources on a “best intentions”basis. InfoMine Inc. makes no representation or offers no warranty with respect to the adequacy of the information for any particular purpose.Any information presented in “Lithium & Rare Earth News Digest” is not a solicitation to purchase or acquire any securities.Use of this service is an acceptance of this disclaimer. Visit our web site to read ourcomplete disclaimer.