Battery Metals Top Stories

Piedmont Lithium gets another extension amid North Carolina mine permit review

The proposed mine, if built, would become one of North America's largest sources of lithium for electric vehicle batteries.

Reuters | December 5, 2023 | 2:29 pm

Fortune Minerals stock gains on government funds for NICO project

The funds will be used to support a mini-pilot to…

Staff Writer | December 5, 2023 | 12:30 pm

Investors are seeing past 75% lithium price plunge, Chile’s Enami says

The state-owned ore processing company said it will be in…

Bloomberg News | December 5, 2023 | 10:20 am

Column: US looks to shut China out of its battery supply chain

The Biden administration has unveiled plans to exclude Chinese entities…

Reuters | December 5, 2023 | 9:17 am

Ford takes stake in Indonesia nickel project

The automaker joins PT Vale Indonesia and Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt…

Bloomberg News | December 5, 2023 | 7:39 am

Glencore to offer lithium batteries recycling services in Spain and Portugal

It has partnered with waste management services provider FCC Ámbito and Spanish energy firm Iberdrola to offer battery recycling services.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 11, 2023 | 5:03 am

Sigma Lithium to start production ‘within days’ after Brazilian approval

Production is expected to slowly ramp up in coming months and hit an annual production rate of 270,000 tonnes of spodumene concentrate by July.

Reuters | April 10, 2023 | 1:42 pm

Peru will mine more copper in 2023, lithium permits pending

Peru expects to produce 2.8 million tonnes of copper in 2023, versus 2.44 million tonnes last year.

Reuters | April 10, 2023 | 10:39 am

Indonesia to propose limited free trade deal with US on critical minerals

The Southeast Asian country has been trying to leverage its nickel reserves to attract investment from battery and EV makers.

Reuters | April 10, 2023 | 10:33 am

PolyMet completes $195 million rights offering, with Glencore upping stake

The proceeds will be used to fund the company's portion of the NewRange JV with Teck.

Staff Writer | April 10, 2023 | 9:48 am

Sumitomo Metal Mining to produce lithium from 2028

The Japanese company will also enter discussions with a major overseas resource developer, the newspaper reported.

Reuters | April 10, 2023 | 4:01 am

Canada’s budget measures brighten funding prospects for critical miners

Canada's move to expand the investment tax credit for mining companies to align it with policies in the US is accelerating funding talks for critical miners

Reuters | April 9, 2023 | 10:07 am

Column: Is it time to embrace Congo’s artisanal cobalt miners?

The problems around artisanal cobalt mining in DRC will take "a coalition to solve", according to Microsoft.

Reuters | April 7, 2023 | 11:07 am

Battery metals snapshot: Eight juniors on the hunt

Without adequate supplies of battery metals, the goal of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 cannot be reached.

Marilyn Scales | April 7, 2023 | 10:11 am

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