Battery Metals Top Stories

Namibia orders police to stop Chinese firm’s lithium exports

China's Xinfeng has previously clashed with Namibian authorities over exports.

Reuters | October 24, 2023 | 8:22 am

Stellantis to enter JV with Orano to recycle electric car batteries

JV will produce materials known as 'black mass' or 'active…

Reuters | October 24, 2023 | 6:06 am

NextSource Materials ships first graphite from Molo mine in Madagascar

Solar hybrid plant at Molo now also fully operational, the…

Staff Writer | October 23, 2023 | 4:58 pm

Column: China ups critical minerals heat with graphite controls

The West can’t say it wasn’t warned.

Reuters | October 23, 2023 | 11:35 am

China plans to boost state cobalt reserves after prices drop

Cobalt is among battery materials that are suffering sharp price…

Bloomberg News | October 23, 2023 | 6:57 am

UK’s power switch-off shows future for cleaner energy grid

The UK had a preview of the choices that will have to become commonplace as the world transitions to clean energy sources.

Bloomberg News | January 29, 2023 | 10:35 am

Scholz visits South America in race with China for lithium

Olaf Scholz hopes his trip to Latin America will help secure the lithium supplies that Mercedes-Benz and Volkswagen need.

Bloomberg News | January 29, 2023 | 10:11 am

North Carolina gives Piedmont Lithium 2nd extension to file documents

State officials since August 2021 have been reviewing how the proposed mine, which has garnered widespread opposition.

Reuters | January 27, 2023 | 6:34 pm

Vancouver miners look to lithium rush in South America, Nevada

Of the Canadian companies with lithium projects in Nevada and-or South America, Lithium Americas is the most advanced.

Nelson Bennett - Business in Vancouver | January 27, 2023 | 11:53 am

Norway finds ‘substantial’ mineral resources on its seabed

The Nordic country, a major oil and gas exporter, is considering whether to open its offshore areas to deep-sea mining.

Reuters | January 27, 2023 | 8:17 am

Weaker consumer confidence dents plug-in electric vehicle uptake

Capitalight Research MD says unrealistic expectations for the energy transition could undermine the bullish demand scenarios.

Henry Lazenby | January 26, 2023 | 4:04 pm

US blocks mining in parts of Minnesota, dealing blow to Antofagasta’s Twin Metals copper project

Interior Secretary Deb Haaland signed an order on Thursday withdrawing 225,504 acres in the Superior National Forest from leasing.

Staff Writer | January 26, 2023 | 11:19 am

Stillwater expands resource, nickel by more than half at Montana project

The new inferred resource estimate raised tonnage by 62% compared with figures from 2021.

Staff Writer | January 26, 2023 | 10:34 am

Glencore joins world’s first battery passport pilot

The miner spearheaded the first pilot passport leveraging the ReSource platform in collaboration with its Kamoto Copper subsidiary LG Energy Solution and Tesla.

Staff Writer | January 26, 2023 | 10:05 am

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