Battery Metals Top Stories

Saudi Arabia has extracted lithium from oilfield runoffs, vice minister says

The country plans to launch a commercial pilot program for direct extraction soon.

Reuters | December 17, 2024 | 6:47 am

Canada to impose more tariffs on Chinese imports in new year

Ottawa has decided to apply tariffs to imports of critical…

Reuters | December 17, 2024 | 6:38 am

Arcadium Lithium investors sue miner over Rio Tinto takeover

Three shareholders of Arcadium Lithium have sued the miner and…

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 17, 2024 | 5:29 am

Norge Mining acquires Europe’s largest natural graphite producer

Skaland mine is the world's highest-grade, operating flake graphite mine…

Staff Writer | December 16, 2024 | 9:12 am

PRESS RELEASE: Taykwa Tagamou Nation and Canada Nickel announce $20 million investment partnership

Highlights: TORONTO, Dec. 16, 2024 /CNW/ – Taykwa Tagamou Nation (“TTN“) and Canada…

Canada Nickel | December 16, 2024 | 8:55 am

Trump’s transition team aims to kill Biden EV tax credit

Transition team is planning to kill the $7,500 consumer tax credit for EVs as part of broader tax-reform legislation.

Reuters | November 15, 2024 | 8:10 am

Critical Metals expects new feasibility study for Wolfsberg lithium project in Q1 2025

Wolfsberg represents Europe's first fully permitted spodumene mine, and potentially its first lithium concentrate producer.

Staff Writer | November 14, 2024 | 10:42 am

Lithium in nascent rebound, but long-term outlook is bleak

Lithium is enjoying a mini-revival on an uptick in Chinese electric vehicle demand and supply cuts.

Bloomberg News | November 14, 2024 | 9:25 am

Deep sea mining risks over $560 billion in countries’ annual export earnings — report

Even in optimal scenarios, the activity would generate only $6.25 million in tax revenue for countries involved, says Planet Tracker.

MINING.COM Editor | November 14, 2024 | 1:00 am

Exploration spending to stay flat despite Trump pledges, strong gold prices, S&P says

The cautious outlook comes as global exploration budgets for nonferrous metals declined by 3% in 2024.

Henry Lazenby - The Northern Miner | November 13, 2024 | 12:38 pm

COP29 spotlights critical minerals as African women count the cost

Africa holds over 40% of the world's reserves of transition minerals like cobalt, lithium and copper.

Reuters | November 13, 2024 | 9:56 am

MinRes halts Bald Hill mine amid lithium price rout

Bald Hill mine closure will result in the loss of 300 jobs, with its final spodumene concentrate shipment to be completed in December.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 13, 2024 | 3:49 am

Piedmont Lithium shares up on continued record production at NAL

During Q3 2024, NAL produced approximately 52,100 dmt of spodumene concentrate.

Staff Writer | November 12, 2024 | 9:31 am

PT Vale and China’s GEM partner for $1.4 billion Indonesian nickel plant

The plant will process nickel laterite ore from the Vale unit into 66,000 tons of mixed hydroxide precipitate annually.

Staff Writer | November 12, 2024 | 8:19 am

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