Battery Metals Top Stories

Column: US looks to shut China out of its battery supply chain

The Biden administration has unveiled plans to exclude Chinese entities from receiving any of the generous tax credits available for investing in the US EV supply chain.

Reuters | December 5, 2023 | 9:17 am

Ford takes stake in Indonesia nickel project

The automaker joins PT Vale Indonesia and Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt…

Bloomberg News | December 5, 2023 | 7:39 am

Eramet and ES launch new lithium test in geothermal venture

Geothermal waters in the Rhine Valley along the French-German border…

Reuters | December 5, 2023 | 7:02 am

Norway lawmakers back deep-sea mining in Arctic Ocean

The minority centre-left government and two large opposition parties have…

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 5, 2023 | 6:08 am

Idaho National Lab, US Critical Materials sign deal to develop new rare earth processing methods

This is a positive development for a nascent North American…

Amanda Stutt | December 4, 2023 | 5:03 pm

Canada will not retrospectively target Chinese investments in mining companies, minister says

In November, Canada had asked three Chinese companies to sell their stakes in Toronto-listed lithium explorers following a national security review.

Reuters | March 8, 2023 | 11:21 am

Piedmont Lithium hit with short-seller report on Ghana mine

Blue Orca Capital alleged that mining licenses in Ghana obtained by a company it invested in were through what appeared to be "textbook corruption."

Reuters | March 8, 2023 | 11:01 am

Battery bonanza is being sparked by coal’s exit in Australia

Australia’s rapid shift from coal-fired power to cleaner alternatives is underwriting a boom in battery projects able to store solar and wind energy.

Bloomberg News | March 8, 2023 | 5:52 am

“Lithium OPEC” in South America could drive away investment, says Sigma Lithium CEO

Argentina, Chile, Bolivia and Brazil would cooperate to expand their processing capacity, open battery plants and make EVs locally.

Bruno Venditti | March 7, 2023 | 10:24 am

Argentina moves to stop wetlands bill from foiling lithium boom

The country has been working on legislation to protect its wetlands amid sprawling fires often blamed on farmers.

Bloomberg News | March 7, 2023 | 9:20 am

Tesla, GM follow own shareholders with push into lithium miners

Investors and car makers continue to bet on lithium miners, wagering that a shift toward EVs will become a permanent trend.

Bloomberg News | March 7, 2023 | 9:15 am

Scientists work on solid-state battery that uses fewer ‘problem’ metals

Researchers have developed a new strategy to build solid-state batteries that are less dependent on specific chemical elements, particularly expensive metals with supply chain issues.

Staff Writer | March 7, 2023 | 6:06 am

Cobalt market saw record-breaking supply boom in 2022

Mined cobalt supply grew by 23% to 187,060 tons in 2022, in a supply swell that wiped out a large deficit seen in 2021.

Bloomberg News | March 6, 2023 | 4:45 pm

Battery metals projects catch eye of pension funds and carmakers

The rush for metals needed to power electric vehicles has “clearly brought the sector into a spotlight that it wasn’t in a few years ago,” BMO analyst says.

Bloomberg News | March 6, 2023 | 2:14 pm

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