Battery Metals Top Stories

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…

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…

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…

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…

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

Grid Metals, Teck Resources team up to explore nickel sulphide project in Manitoba

Teck can acquire up to a 70% interest in the project by spending C$15.7 million on the project and making staged cash payments totalling C$1.6 million.

Staff Writer | December 12, 2024 | 8:55 am

Rio Tinto to invest $2.5 billion to expand Rincon lithium project

Rincon is the company's first commercial-scale lithium operation.

Staff Writer | December 12, 2024 | 7:57 am

Argentina mining chamber says exports up slightly this year, likely flat in 2025

Argentina's mining exports are expected to rise nearly 6% this year.

Reuters | December 12, 2024 | 6:57 am

Savannah Resources gets temporary land access for Portuguese lithium project

The company has said Barroso's deposit of spodumene is the most significant in Europe.

Reuters | December 12, 2024 | 6:54 am

Global scramble for critical minerals fuelling protectionism

Protectionism is rising across 72 nations as governments vie for critical minerals, Verisk Maplecroft research shows.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 12, 2024 | 3:37 am

Syrah Resources declares force majeure for graphite mine in Mozambique

Mozambique has been rocked by protests against a disputed election since early October, with at least 100 fatalities reported.

Bloomberg News | December 11, 2024 | 4:43 pm

Europe set to miss potential for battery material recycling

Europe could recycle enough battery materials to supply two million EVs in 2030, but energy costs and a lack of financial support mean it is unlikely to do so.

Reuters | December 11, 2024 | 3:11 pm

US cobalt miner to Trump: use tariffs as ‘scalpel’ not ‘sledgehammer’

Jervois, like many US producers of critical minerals, has struggled in recent years as Chinese rivals flood global markets with cheap supplies.

Reuters | December 11, 2024 | 10:55 am

London Symposium: ‘Mining must move at the pace of business, not bureaucracy,’ Ontario’s Pirie says

Ontario's bid to lead in the critical minerals boom in Canada is fuelled with funding increases and deregulation goals in a new mining code.

Northern Miner Staff | December 11, 2024 | 9:50 am

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