Automakers’ drive to avoid China’s EV rare earth dominance gathers speedAuto industry expanding efforts to cut rare earth EV useReuters | November 14, 2023 | 7:46 am
New scientific insights pave the way to longer-lasting batteriesLithium metal deposits on battery electrodes are not the cause…Staff Writer | November 14, 2023 | 6:56 am
US, Indonesia to explore mineral pact as Biden and Jokowi meetBoth sides are expected to announce a joint initiative when…Bloomberg News | November 13, 2023 | 11:42 am
Advance Lithium in joint venture talks with Mexico’s national lithium company Advance Lithium has a group of lithium and potassium salars/salt lakes in central Mexico. Staff Writer | March 1, 2023 | 10:12 am
Goldman warns carmakers against buying miners: ‘It always end in tears’ Automakers have been pushing into mining more aggressively to lock in supply for batteries. Bloomberg News | March 1, 2023 | 8:59 am
China’s lithium mining likely to face more scrutiny Yichun suspended all lithium mining late last week to crack down on criminal activity. Reuters | March 1, 2023 | 8:06 am
Frontier Lithium’s Spark deposit now 30% bigger The deposit now holds 18.8 million tonnes averaging 1.52% of lithium oxide in the indicated category, up from 14.4 million tonnes. Staff Writer | March 1, 2023 | 3:28 am
Lithium price slide deepens as China battery giant bets on cheaper inputs Rare discounts offered by Chinese battery giant CATL to automakers have accelerated a plunge in lithium prices. Reuters | February 28, 2023 | 5:40 pm
Tonopah Flats property in Nevada one of largest lithium deposits in US, company says Inferred resource has an estimated 15.8 million tonnes of lithium carbonate equivalent, American Battery Technology Company said. Staff Writer | February 28, 2023 | 2:01 pm
China lithium miners restart after government investigation Some mines in one of China’s major lithium-production hubs have been allowed to restart. Bloomberg News | February 28, 2023 | 8:18 am
This road could save the planet — and carve up Alaskan wilderness The remote Ambler Mining District contains massive lodes of minerals essential to cleantech, but extracting them will likely make an ecological mess. Bloomberg News | February 27, 2023 | 12:17 pm
Column: Nickel’s electric dreams turn into a pricing nightmare The global nickel market flipped from deficit to surplus over the course of 2022. Reuters | February 27, 2023 | 7:55 am