Battery Metals Top Stories

Surge in lithium stocks raise hope rout in EV metal almost done

Tianqi Lithium and Ganfeng Lithium closed up 6.5% and 7%, respectively, in Hong Kong on Wednesday.

Bloomberg News | December 6, 2023 | 9:39 am

Piedmont Lithium gets another extension amid North Carolina mine permit review

The proposed mine, if built, would become one of North…

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

Mine waste finds new life as source of rare earths

Sweden, South Africa and Australia are at the forefront of a push to transform piles of mine waste and by-products into rare earths.

Reuters | April 4, 2023 | 6:02 am

US-based researchers push for more realistic battery science

PNNL scientists are proposing the idea of fundamental science taking into account the way industry works when it comes to developing EV components.

Staff Writer | April 4, 2023 | 5:05 am

Biden offers $450m for clean energy projects at coal mines

It will also provide $16 million to two universities to complete studies for extracting rare earths and other critical minerals from coal ash.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 4, 2023 | 3:48 am

FPX Nickel and Japan agree to explore globe for ‘disruptive’ awaruite

JOGMEC is to cover as much as $483,000 annually for two years in the search for deposits of the nickel-iron alloy at the Klow project in British Columbia.

Staff Writer | April 3, 2023 | 12:13 pm

Wyloo says offer for Mincor is ‘best and final’ after nickel miner withdraws guidance

Wyloo has determined that the current offer price of $1.40 per share will not be increased, in the absence of a competing proposal.

Staff Writer | April 3, 2023 | 11:13 am

RANKED: World’s top 10 biggest lithium operations

Albemarle’s Greenbushes hard rock mine in Australia holds top spot.

MINING.com Editor | April 3, 2023 | 11:10 am

Factbox: Automakers accelerate the drive to secure battery raw materials

Rising demand for EVs is encouraging automakers such as Tesla, Volkswagen and Stellantis to step up efforts to secure raw materials.

Reuters | April 3, 2023 | 7:57 am

Tribeca sees China tensions powering new green metals bets

Rising geopolitical tensions and the prospect of industrial decoupling are fueling a surge of interest in the processing of energy-transition metals outside China.

Bloomberg News | April 3, 2023 | 7:12 am

Australia’s energy storage capacity needs 10-fold increase by 2050 – report

Rapidly rising energy demand spurred by the ongoing electrification of building and transport industries requires that Australia grows its energy storage capacity at least 10-fold by 2050.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | April 2, 2023 | 1:11 pm

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