Battery Metals Top Stories

South Star receives environmental permits for Brazil graphite mine expansion

Once complete, Santa Cruz will be the first new graphite mine in the Americas since 1996.

Staff Writer | February 6, 2024 | 8:55 am

Column: China’s refined nickel trade signals new production trends

China's net imports of refined nickel fell to a near-decade…

Reuters | February 6, 2024 | 8:33 am

Piedmont Lithium cuts 27% of workforce as prices plunge

The miner, which has a joint venture operation in Canada…

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 6, 2024 | 3:45 am

Adionics’ direct lithium extraction testing at SQM’s Atacama salar shows high recovery rates

Company said its direct lithium extraction technology has reached full…

Staff Writer | February 5, 2024 | 4:58 pm

Nickel price extends slump on Indonesian glut as metals hit by Fed

Prices of nickel on the London Metal Exchange have almost…

Bloomberg News | February 5, 2024 | 3:08 pm

Cornish Lithium seeks $13m in last-ditch effort to avoid collapse

The UK-based start-up, which aims to produce lithium in Cornwall, warned it could go bust if it fails to secure the needed cash by July.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 27, 2023 | 5:13 am

Australia’s critical minerals industry needs quicker permits, not subsidies – BHP

Queensland on Tuesday announced a new critical minerals development strategy to attract investment to the state.

Reuters | June 26, 2023 | 5:11 pm

Biden energy subsidies risk distorting critical metals market, UK minister warns

The IRA is “a challenge to other countries to put down their versions of this also."

Bloomberg News | June 26, 2023 | 12:08 pm

EV metals will come from dead batteries at new US plant

Recycling startup Nth Cycle is opening its first full-scale plant in Fairfield, Ohio, to produce a mix of nickel and cobalt.

Bloomberg News | June 26, 2023 | 10:11 am

Germany eyes critical materials fund of as much as $1.1 billion

The amount is around half that previously being considered, however, reflecting new spending constraints.

Bloomberg News | June 26, 2023 | 9:42 am

Livent reports fire in North Carolina plant

Company said there have been no injuries.

Reuters | June 26, 2023 | 8:41 am

Lithium miner Premier’s shares slide on Zimbabwe force majeure

Shares in Premier African Minerals plunged 40% on Monday.

Reuters | June 26, 2023 | 8:37 am

Patriot Battery Metals rebuffs company sale report

Australian media reported on Sunday that Patriot had appointed Macquarie Capital with the intention of putting itself up for sale.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 26, 2023 | 3:57 am

US Senate overwhelmingly backs tax treaty with Chile

Without it, taxes on US companies with Chilean operations could climb to more than 44%, the business group said.

Reuters | June 23, 2023 | 9:35 am

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