Rio Takes step toward M&A redemption with $6.7 billion lithium betModest by comparison with past splurges, the all-cash deal is a significant and long-awaited expansion of Rio’s bet on lithium.Bloomberg News | October 12, 2024 | 10:22 am
Rio Tinto’s real prize: Arcadium’s lithium extraction technologyArcadium, through a predecessor company, was the first to develop…Reuters | October 11, 2024 | 10:54 am
Savannah CEO sees lithium price rebound by start of Portugal projectSavannah expects to bring the Barroso project onstream as early…Reuters | October 11, 2024 | 9:16 am
US backs Australian lithium, rare earths projects for up to $786 million Anson Resources and American Rare Earths received interest from the Export-Import Bank of the United States. Reuters | September 23, 2024 | 4:26 pm
Nouveau Monde gears up for Matawinie construction phase 2 The project is expected to generate 97% pure flake graphite for at least 25 years. Staff Writer | September 23, 2024 | 12:10 pm
Ivanhoe Electric unit secures $55 million Chinese investment for vanadium battery business In addition to forming a JV, Ivanhoe and VRB will also establish a separate US-based vanadium redox battery business, to be located in Arizona. Staff Writer | September 23, 2024 | 8:45 am
Nornickel opens EV battery R&D centre The R&D center in St. Petersburg will be used to study the use of nickel-containing cathode active materials in electric batteries. Reuters | September 23, 2024 | 6:45 am
Vanadium is the new battery cathode chemistry, says Pure Lithium CEO The company says it has found a way to make lithium metal batteries from scratch going from “from brine to battery” in less than 48 hours. Amanda Stutt | September 20, 2024 | 3:47 pm
Urbix gets $125 million government grant for Alabama graphite plant The plant, already backed by funding from London-based Appian Capital Advisory, is to produce 10,000 tonnes of the anode material a year. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 20, 2024 | 3:09 pm
Standard Lithium shares rise after being selected for $225m award negotiation by DOE The funding is intended to support the construction of the central processing facility for Phase 1 of the South West Arkansas project. Staff Writer | September 20, 2024 | 8:56 am
South32’s Arizona manganese plant tapped for $166m US government grant The DOE funding would provide 30% of the cost of its proposed manganese production facility, said the Australian miner. Staff Writer | September 20, 2024 | 8:24 am
US to award $3 billion to 25 projects for battery manufacturing sector Move will increase domestic production of advanced batteries and battery materials to shift their production away from China. Reuters | September 20, 2024 | 5:07 am