Battery Metals Top Stories

Death toll at Indonesia smelter fire rises to 18, operation halted

Fire broke out early on Sunday morning at a nickel smelter furnace on Sulawesi Island owned by Indonesia Tsingshan Stainless Steel.

Reuters | December 26, 2023 | 8:49 am

US claims huge chunk of seabed amid strategic push for resources

The US extended its claims on the ocean floor by…

Bloomberg News | December 22, 2023 | 12:27 pm

Serra Verde secures regulatory approval for first phase of rare earth mine in Brazil

Phase I of the Pela Ema project is expected to…

Staff Writer | December 22, 2023 | 11:08 am

Graphene-copper mix may improve efficiency of EV, industrial equipment motors

By mixing the right amount of graphene with copper to…

Staff Writer | December 21, 2023 | 6:06 am

Pinnacle Minerals expands Canadian lithium footprint

It is acquiring a 75% stake in the Adina East…

Staff Writer | December 21, 2023 | 3:46 am

Livent boosts forecast on bullish outlook for lithium prices, demand

The company posted net income of $114.8 million for Q2, compared to $53.2 million in the year-ago period.

Reuters | May 2, 2023 | 1:59 pm

Atlas Lithium secures $20 million from royalty sale to expedite Neves project in Brazil

The company is selling a 3% gross overriding revenue (GOR) royalty to Lithium Royalty Corp.

Staff Writer | May 2, 2023 | 9:18 am

India’s NMDC in talks with Australia’s Hancock for lithium mining

NMDC is also working on plans to export low-grade iron ore to China.

Reuters | May 2, 2023 | 8:18 am

RANKED: World’s biggest nickel projects

Nori Clarion-Clipperton polymetallic project, 4,000 metres deep in the northeastern Pacific Ocean holds top spot.

MINING.com Editor | May 1, 2023 | 2:23 pm

Australian Strategic Materials to buy rare earth feedstock from Vietnam

The purchased material will be used as feedstock for its Korean Metals Plant.

Reuters | May 1, 2023 | 7:41 am

Ioneer’s Rhyolite Ridge lithium-boron resource in Nevada soars by 168%

The company said it estimates the Rhyolite site now holds enough lithium carbonate to power more than 50 million electric vehicles.

Blair McBride | April 28, 2023 | 1:09 pm

GRAPHIC: Lithium prices bounce after big plunge, but surpluses loom

A global market deficit is expected for 2023 as a whole, but surpluses are likely from next year, rising to 145,693 tonnes by 2027.

Reuters | April 28, 2023 | 11:01 am

Pensana taps major UK investor to fund rare earths project in Angola

The refinery would be one of only a handful of its kind outside China if it starts as planned in 2026.

Colin McClelland | April 28, 2023 | 10:37 am

Chile’s lithium plans not really ‘nationalization’ say experts

State-led production of the battery metal is seen by some analysts as a positive change, but likely years away.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 28, 2023 | 9:36 am

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