Battery Metals Top Stories

Scientists get better understanding of how rare earth metal in lightbulbs forms

Cerium is a rare earth metal that is used in some types of lightbulbs and flat-screen TVs.

Staff Writer | March 27, 2024 | 6:48 am

Chile opens 26 lithium salt flats to private companies

Tender process for the lithium-rich flats, excluding Atacama and Maricunga,…

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 27, 2024 | 3:33 am

Tsingshan unit plans Indonesian battery plant as trade frictions mount

The plant will be housed alongside Tsingshan’s existing operations in…

Bloomberg News | March 26, 2024 | 7:37 pm

Li-Cycle to cut 17% of staff amid battery recycling growing pains

The company has struggled with construction cost overruns at its…

Reuters | March 26, 2024 | 2:39 pm

Fortune Minerals gets federal funding for Northwest Territories project, Alberta refinery

$526,200 funding for the production of cobalt sulphate and bismuth…

Staff Writer | March 26, 2024 | 11:35 am

Portugal’s Lusorecursos gets environmental OK for lithium mine

That puts the project in the northern Montalegre area near the Spanish border and with a planned investment of 650 million euros.

Reuters | September 7, 2023 | 10:07 am

Indonesia proposes critical minerals trade deal with US

The request was made when Indonesian President Joko Widodo met with US Vice President Kamala Harris this week.

Reuters | September 7, 2023 | 8:02 am

Saudi Arabia’s crown prince looks to metals as new source of wealth

Prince Mohammed bin Salman is prepared to pour billions of dollars into tapping the more than $1.3 trillion of metals his government says is buried in the country.

Bloomberg News | September 7, 2023 | 7:47 am

Vale Base Metals to invest $10 billion in Indonesia over next decade

Vale is exploring a copper mine, comparable to massive Grasberg site.

Reuters | September 7, 2023 | 6:38 am

Summit Nanotech eyes $150m to scale up lithium extraction method

The Canadian startup expects that its upcoming financing round reflects a valuation of $400-million to $600-million.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 7, 2023 | 6:38 am

Benefits of EVs under the equity microscope

US-based researchers want to know whether EV technology may unfairly harm some areas and populations.

Staff Writer | September 7, 2023 | 6:06 am

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Scientists get better understanding of how rare earth metal in lightbulbs forms

Chile opens 26 lithium salt flats to private companies

Tsingshan unit plans Indonesian battery plant as trade frictions mount

Li-Cycle to cut 17% of staff amid battery recycling growing pains

Fortune Minerals gets federal funding for Northwest Territories project, Alberta refinery

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Portugal’s Lusorecursos gets environmental OK for lithium mine

Indonesia proposes critical minerals trade deal with US

Saudi Arabia’s crown prince looks to metals as new source of wealth

Vale Base Metals to invest $10 billion in Indonesia over next decade

Summit Nanotech eyes $150m to scale up lithium extraction method

Benefits of EVs under the equity microscope

EU lawmakers see recycling as key in search for critical minerals

Australia’s Resource Minister says tax breaks for lithium are ‘on the table’

SQM’s Salar de Atacama operations become IRMA certified