Battery Metals Top Stories

Indonesia reviews nickel ore mining quota to steady prices

Indonesia last year approved annual nickel ore mining quotas of 240 million metric tons each year until 2026.

Reuters | January 3, 2025 | 7:20 am

China flexes lithium dominance with plans for tech-export curbs

Beijing proposes including battery cathode material preparation technology to its…

Bloomberg News | January 2, 2025 | 12:32 pm

LME nickel hits four-year low as 2025 opens with eyes on China

Prices for nickel, used in stainless steel and batteries, dropped…

Bloomberg News | January 2, 2025 | 9:09 am

Manganese X secures $1.4m investment from Sprott

Manganese X said it will use the proceeds to advance…

Staff Writer | January 2, 2025 | 8:56 am

Gates, Bezos-backed KoBold Metals raises $537 million in race for critical minerals

The funding round valued KoBold at $2.96 billion.

Staff Writer | January 2, 2025 | 8:41 am

Brazilian miner boosts rare earths output in challenge to China’s grip

Serra Verde started commercially producing concentrate in Brazil’s Goias state about a year ago.

Bloomberg News | January 2, 2025 | 7:23 am

Cobalt miner Jervois in rescue deal after struggle to compete with China

A collapse in the price of cobalt has forced the company to delist and reorganize.

Reuters | January 2, 2025 | 7:11 am

BMW, Yamaha Motor back US rare earths startup Phoenix Tailings

The company will use the funding to build a $13 million facility in Exeter, New Hampshire, that can produce 200 metric tons of rare earths annually.

Reuters | December 31, 2024 | 9:09 am

Top five contrarian commodity scenarios for 2025

The upcoming year has the potential to be one of the most volatile in recent memory, particularly in commodities, writes Clyde Russell.

Reuters | December 30, 2024 | 12:47 am

Supply-demand imbalance looms for critical battery raw materials by 2030: McKinsey

By 2030, McKinsey estimates that worldwide demand for passenger cars in the BEV segment will grow sixfold from 2021 through 2030.

Staff Writer | December 29, 2024 | 12:16 pm

JV Video: Renforth Resources plans to fund nickel exploration with gold asset

Renforth is updating the resource with 28,000 metres of new drilling.

Northern Miner Staff | December 27, 2024 | 11:39 am

Eramet produces first lithium from Centenario plant in Argentina

Eramet becomes the first European company to produce lithium carbonate at an industrial scale.

Staff Writer | December 27, 2024 | 10:57 am

CHARTS: EV battery metals bill sets new low as lithium, nickel, cobalt price slump continues

The raw materials bill for the average EV is now down to $510 compared to a peak of more than $1,900 at the beginning of last year.

Frik Els | December 26, 2024 | 1:59 pm

Ganfeng begins production at Goulamina lithium mine in Mali

The project is one of the largest lithium mines in Africa.

Staff Writer | December 26, 2024 | 9:09 am

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