Battery Metals Top Stories

Glencore to build pilot battery recycling plant outside of Italy

Glencore said in May it was going to develop a recycling hub with Canada's Li-Cycle in Portovesme.

Reuters | November 23, 2023 | 10:09 am

Lake Resources expands Kachi lithium resource ahead of definitive study

The Kachi project ranks among the world’s top 10 brine…

Staff Writer | November 23, 2023 | 9:29 am

EU and US delay key trade meeting amid deadlock in negotiations

The delay comes as negotiations to agree on global steel…

Bloomberg News | November 23, 2023 | 9:07 am

Lithium price rout deepens with battery metal now down 75% this year

Chinese prices of lithium carbonate are down 20% so far…

Bloomberg News | November 23, 2023 | 6:56 am

Deep-sea mining could severely affect jellyfish populations

Plumes from deep-sea mining could severely affect midwater marine animals.

Staff Writer | November 23, 2023 | 6:06 am

Glencore set to lose crown as top cobalt miner to China’s CMOC

The Chinese company aims to double production this year, as it brings another massive Congolese mine online.

Bloomberg News | March 21, 2023 | 7:46 am

Tesla’s vision of EVs without rare earths will spur magnet race

Other carmakers including BMW, Toyota and GM also have sought to reduce reliance on rare earths.

Bloomberg News | March 20, 2023 | 6:05 am

Electrification of Canada’s commercial vehicles may yield benefits sooner than later – report

Deloitte Canada makes a case for decarbonizing commercial vehicles as a measure that is eventually less expensive than maintaining internal combustion vehicles.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | March 19, 2023 | 7:20 am

America’s timeline for development of domestic battery metal supply chain may be unrealistic – research

Researchers say the aggressive timeline of the Inflation Reduction Act may be unrealistic.

Staff Writer | March 19, 2023 | 6:40 am

Volkswagen to invest in mines in bid to become global battery supplier

Europe's biggest carmaker wants its battery unit PowerCo to become a global battery supplier.

Reuters | March 17, 2023 | 8:13 am

Lockheed Martin sells deep-sea mining firm to Norway’s Loke

UK Seabed Resources holds a 100% interest in two deep sea mineral licences in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone.

Reuters | March 16, 2023 | 10:43 am

EU tags copper and nickel as strategic, but industry wants more

The Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA) unveiled by the EU adds the two major industrial metals to a list that had previously focused on more niche minerals.

Reuters | March 16, 2023 | 10:06 am

Canada Nickel reports high nickel recoveries at Reid project

Canada Nickel also announced it has closed its acquisition of the past-producing Texmont property.

Staff Writer | March 15, 2023 | 12:53 pm

Philippine miners not keen on Indonesia nickel alliance plan

Indonesia’s nickel plan is part of President Joko Widodo’s goal of adding more value domestically and becoming a key part of the battery supply chain.

Bloomberg News | March 15, 2023 | 7:57 am

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