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Tesla has reportedly abandoned a plan to buy a mining company in Nevada
As Tesla adjusts its plan to mine Lithium in Nevada, it now has the rights to mine the material on …
Barbara Smith
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Sigma Lithium spikes 21% on report Tesla is considering a buyout of the Canadian battery-metals miner
Tesla is addressing rising demand for lithium and buying Sigma Lithium may be an option, Bloomberg …
Carla Mozée
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A Canadian mining company called Musk spiked this week after buying the rights to the 'Elon' lithium property
Musk Metals shares pulled back from a surge that followed the miner's deal to acquire a lithium pro…
Carla Mozée
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Companies that mine copper are making plans to go green so they can help the rest of the world do the same
Some of the world's biggest copper miners have agreed to clean up their operations. The world will …
Catherine Boudreau
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OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush planned to use his Titan submersible to cash in on deep-sea mining the 'biggest gold rush in history' that could cause environmental destruction
Scientists say deep-sea mining could harm marine life. In 2017, Stockton Rush said he thought the T…
Kelsey Vlamis
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Elon Musk spoke about crystal balls, bank lending, self-driving cars and lithium refineries this week. Here are his 10 best quotes from Tesla's Q1 earnings call.
Musk warned of "stormy weather" ahead, flagged Tesla's key challenges, and touted its Dojo supercom…
Theron Mohamed
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The US has a critical need for rare earth minerals that enable clean energy, and this exploration company may have found the largest deposits in North America
Russia's invasion of Ukraine has elevated the urgency of sourcing key elements from within the US, …
Dominick Reuter
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The electric vehicle boom depends on mining. Rivian's new chief sustainability officer is tasked with making it responsible.
Rivian hired Anisa Kamadoli Costa in April to lead its climate strategy, including responsible mini…
Catherine Boudreau
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Tesla 5-year sales agreement spurs 395% surge in Piedmont Lithium
Piedmont owns 100% interest in a North Carolina mine that is aiming to produce battery-quality lith…
Matthew Fox
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Electric vehicles won't save us — we need to get rid of cars completely
Electric vehicles aren't as green as you might think, and they can only be part of the equation if …
Paris Marx
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Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos are backing a 3-year search for electric vehicle metals that could be used in Teslas
AI firm KoBold has teamed up with mining giant BHP to search for four key electric-vehicle metals i…
Kate Duffy
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Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates are among the billionaires paying a total of $15 million to fund a search for metals used in electric vehicles
KoBold Metals, backed by billionaires Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates, will hunt for metals needed for el…
Kate Duffy
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Asteroid mining startup founded by ex-SpaceX and Virgin Orbit engineers books first test mission with SpaceX
AstroForge is scheduled to test its technology next year, using a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket to get int…
Tasmin Lockwood
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How to mine doge, plus a playbook for trading meme stocks
The definitive collection of the best investing stories Business Insider published during the week …
Joe Ciolli
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Tesla has partnered with a nickel mine after Elon Musk said the metal was the group's 'biggest concern' amid shortage fears
Under the deal, Tesla may be able to buy nickel for the lithium-ion batteries, which are key for po…
Kate Duffy
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Global emissions goals won't be met by 2050 if metal shortages aren't addressed and mining firms don't ramp up investment, Bank of America says
The bank has identified 27 metals important for future technologies, including lithium, cobalt and …
Carla Mozée
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Apple, Google, and Tesla are accused of 'aiding and abetting' child deaths in Congolese cobalt mines
Apple's Supplier Responsibility Report addresses some of these issues. Under "Juvenile Worker Prote…
Mary Meisenzahl
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A mining tycoon has a $1 billion plan to release China's chokehold on the global electric car race
The firm has interests so far in a range of tin and tungsten mines in Rwanda, a nickel project in B…
Shona Ghosh
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EVs are not the only options for alternative fuel — make way for hydrogen and bio-fuel
Electric vehicles are gaining popularity worldwide due to consumer acceptance, policy backing, and …
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The most common type of EV battery is a growing source of 'forever chemical' pollution, scientists say
Scientists found PFAS used in lithium-ion batteries in air, water, snow, and soil near chemical pla…