Column: Electric dreams turn into a nightmare for battery metalsA sector that was once racing to build new supply has been closing mines and deferring projects as low prices bite into the cost curve.Reuters | December 20, 2024 | 11:38 am
Nickel price hits 4-year low as gloom offsets potential Indonesia cutsIndonesia is now considering deep cuts to nickel mining quotas…Bloomberg News | December 20, 2024 | 10:27 am
China’s niche metals export ban lifts prospects for Canadian firmsCanadian companies dabbling in these minerals include Teck Resources, Neo…Bloomberg News | December 19, 2024 | 9:06 am
Savannah to speed up Portugal lithium project, dismisses doubts over price and demand The company will accelerate its lithium mine project to ensure first commercial output in 2027. Reuters | December 19, 2024 | 7:04 am
Indonesia weighs deep cuts to nickel mining to boost prices Indonesia is considering deep cuts to nickel mining quotas as it seeks to boost slumping prices of the battery metal. Bloomberg | December 19, 2024 | 4:39 am
Australian graphite firms petition US on alleged China dumping Australia's Novonix has joined the American Active Anode Material Producers (AAAMP) in filing the petition. Reuters | December 18, 2024 | 3:32 pm
US graphite miners ask Washington to impose 920% tariff on Chinese rivals An existing tariff of 25% on most Chinese graphite is "far too low", the group representing US and Canadian graphite miners said. Reuters | December 18, 2024 | 2:29 pm
Chile’s Enami eyes lithium license in boost to partner search Altoandinos would be the first project to go through community consultation and permitting under President Gabriel Boric’s public-private approach. Bloomberg News | December 18, 2024 | 12:25 pm
Idemitsu to take majority stake in Australian vanadium developer Vecco Vecco is developing the Debella project in Queensland, focusing on a vanadium mine and an electrolyte plant for vanadium flow batteries. Reuters | December 18, 2024 | 10:02 am
Trump advisers urge ending environmental reviews for mines receiving US funds Proposed US critical minerals projects have been in regulatory review for more than a decade. Reuters | December 18, 2024 | 9:21 am
Namibia investigates China’s Xinfeng for alleged illegal mining Namibia’s Ministry of Mines and Energy is investigating Xinfeng for alleged illegal mining in the lithium-rich Erongo region. Bloomberg News | December 18, 2024 | 8:00 am
Abaxx to launch nickel sulphate contract on January 10 The nickel sulphate contract will be priced in dollars and physically deliverable in Singapore. Reuters | December 18, 2024 | 7:54 am