Battery Metals Top Stories

Colorado School of Mines warns of ‘grey tsunami’ of mining industry retirements

Mining the minerals needed globally for the energy transition is not keeping pace.

Amanda Stutt | August 29, 2023 | 11:42 am

E3 Lithium opens Alberta’s first DLE pilot plant

Demonstrating DLE at pilot scale will enable E3 to move…

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 29, 2023 | 6:43 am

Researchers improve performance of all-solid-state lithium-sulfur batteries

The solid-state electrolyte can provide good charging and discharging performance…

Staff Writer | August 28, 2023 | 9:05 am

Posco Future M targets $32.6 billion sales by 2030

Company plans to set up a battery material joint venture…

Reuters | August 28, 2023 | 7:38 am

New zinc-air battery shows high power density, ultra-long stability

Australia-based researchers have redesigned zinc-air batteries by using a combination…

Staff Writer | August 28, 2023 | 6:06 am

Cleantech Lithium hails Chile project potential

Junior says scoping study confirms "outstanding" economics for the 20,000 tonnes-a-year Laguna Verde lithium project.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 5, 2023 | 6:53 am

NioCorp demo plant in Quebec boasts high rare earth recoveries

The extraction process also revealed only two significant impurities of iron and a very small amount of nickel.

Staff Writer | January 4, 2023 | 11:20 am

Electra Battery Materials sheds non-core Canadian assets

The company, until recently known as First Cobalt, will retain its royalty interest in the properties being sold to Kuya Silver.

Staff Writer | January 4, 2023 | 5:09 am

Manganese batteries market may face deficit in 2024

Industry insiders estimate the price at $3,300 per tonne by 2027, growing to $4,000 by 2031.

Bruno Venditti | January 3, 2023 | 9:01 am

Tesla faces higher lithium prices as supplier amends deal

Piedmont will supply an increased 125,000 tonnes of lithium concentrate to Tesla starting in H2 2023 through the end of 2025.

Bloomberg News | January 3, 2023 | 8:27 am

Battery metal binge outweighs cost hikes at PolyMet copper-nickel project in Minnesota

Developing the first phase of the NorthMet open-pit operation about 100 km north of the Lake Superior port of Duluth is forecast at $1.2 billion.

Staff Writer | December 30, 2022 | 10:26 am

Global Battery Metals to discontinue nickel-copper exploration in Michigan

The Vancouver-based miner said exploration activities at Sawyer Camp have not generated enough encouragement to justify the continued allocation of budget and effort.

Staff Writer | December 30, 2022 | 8:40 am

US Treasury signals opening for foreign carmakers on EV subsidy

Treasury officials indicated that imported EVs can qualify for a consumer tax credit through a commercial-vehicle clause in the IRA.

Bloomberg News | December 30, 2022 | 8:12 am

Scientists working towards stopping lithium-ion battery degradation

Researchers want to move towards designing longer-lasting lithium-ion batteries.

Staff Writer | December 30, 2022 | 7:58 am

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