Battery Metals Top Stories

Codelco and SQM agree on final lithium deal

Their partnership is expected to start in 2025 and run through 2060, with Codelco overseeing general management as of 2031.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 31, 2024 | 6:07 am

High-capacity iron-based cathodes for EV batteries are now a reality

Researchers at Canada’s McGill University unlocked the potential to produce…

Staff Writer | May 31, 2024 | 6:06 am

Chile hopes SQM-Codelco deal to proceed as planned, finance minister says

The arrangement would see Codelco take a majority stake in…

Bloomberg News | May 31, 2024 | 3:15 am

Chile’s ENAMI aims to break ground on first lithium project by 2028

ENAMI this month launched a search for a private partner…

Reuters | May 30, 2024 | 11:02 am

Column: LME brand approval cements Indonesian nickel ascendancy

For Indonesia it's a vindication of its policy of forcing…

Reuters | May 30, 2024 | 10:01 am

EU sets critical mineral goals, but faces struggle to hit them

The Critical Raw Materials Act, due to enter force in early 2024, says the bloc should mine 10% of its annual needs by 2030.

Reuters | December 18, 2023 | 5:15 am

Nickel-rich cathodes show promising results for longer-lasting EV batteries

High-energy, nickel-rich cathodes may increase electric vehicles’ ability to store more energy per charge and to withstand more charging cycles.

Staff Writer | December 18, 2023 | 5:05 am

Arizona Lithium hits 3-week high on premium financing for Canada project

Funds will be used to advance the Prairie lithium project in Saskatchewan towards production, expected in the first quarter of 2025.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 18, 2023 | 3:23 am

Lithium ends dire year with cautious mood during contract season

Producers have recently been in talks with clients — mostly in Asia — to hash out contracts for 2024.

Bloomberg News | December 17, 2023 | 2:46 pm

Australia expands list of critical minerals key to transition

Australia added fluorine, molybdenum, arsenic, selenium and tellurium to the list of minerals that it regards as essential to modern technologies.

Bloomberg News | December 16, 2023 | 11:27 am

Visualizing the demand for battery raw materials

This infographic explores an accelerated scenario, where the world aims to limit the rise in global temperatures to 1.5°C by the end of this century.

Visual Capitalist | December 15, 2023 | 10:33 am

Livent buys minority stake in ILiAD Technologies parent

Livent will have the right to license ILiAD DLE technology for deployment at its lithium brine resource in Argentina.

Staff Writer | December 15, 2023 | 7:11 am

Bolivia takes a key step on long road to tapping vast lithium riches

Bolivia is cutting the ribbon on its first industrial-scale lithium plant.

Bloomberg News | December 15, 2023 | 6:35 am

TechMet urges UK Gov’t to “catch up” on race for critical minerals

The UK is "way behind" where it should be to ensure sufficient supplies of critical metals for EVs and renewable energy storage sectors, report says.

Staff Writer | December 15, 2023 | 1:01 am

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