November 23, 2023

Lithium price rout deepens with battery metal now down 75% this year

Chinese prices of lithium carbonate are down 20% so far this month.

November 23, 2023

Deep-sea mining could severely affect jellyfish populations

Plumes from deep-sea mining could severely affect midwater marine animals.

November 22, 2023

Patriot Battery Metals shares rise on new discovery at Corvette

The Corvette property ranks as the largest lithium pegmatite resource in the Americas.

November 22, 2023

Giant lithium deposit in DRC sparks boardroom battle

The Manono project in the Democratic Republic of Congo has the potential to be one of the world’s largest sources of the battery metal.

November 22, 2023

China allows a trickle of critical minerals exports ahead of graphite curbs

China exported small amounts of two minerals crucial to high-tech manufacturing in October.

November 21, 2023

VIDEO: Where battery technology is going – and what it means for miners

Battery technology used in electric vehicles is quickly evolving, and the direction it goes will have implications for the mining sector.

November 21, 2023

Nickel to get boost from commodity index re-balancing in January

Nickel is likely to see a surge of buying before and during an annual re-balancing in January of commodity indexes.

November 21, 2023

Stellantis, CATL plan to build EV battery plant in Europe

Stellantis’ partnership with CATL would be among the most wide-ranging such agreements in Europe.

November 21, 2023

Lithium refiner Stardust Power to go public via $490m blank-check deal

The company said it is planning to construct a lithium refining facility located in Greater Tulsa, Oklahoma.

November 21, 2023

Understanding how lithium-bearing pegmatites form is key to successful exploration efforts – study

Until a decade ago, lithium-cesium-tantalum pegmatites were often regarded as nothing more than a geological curiosity.