Battery Metals Top Stories

Stellantis to enter JV with Orano to recycle electric car batteries

JV will produce materials known as 'black mass' or 'active mass', to be refined in a new plant in Dunkirk, France.

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

Horizonte Minerals in talks to fund nickel project overrun

The Araguaia project is facing a 35% cost jump and…

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 23, 2023 | 5:05 am

The risks of plundering the periodic table

Humans have been squeezing the periodic table for over a century. Scientists warn about the risks of doing so.

Staff Writer | January 22, 2023 | 5:55 am

Nornickel management proposes 76% dividend cut

Nornickel has proposed slashing its annual dividend for 2022 to $1.5 billion from the $6.3 billion paid out for 2021.

Reuters | January 21, 2023 | 12:13 pm

American Lithium’s 51% stock bounce has CEO upbeat on year

American Lithium’s stock is experiencing a dramatic revival following its new US listing.

Bloomberg News | January 20, 2023 | 8:35 am

Bakrie Group seeks nickel mine, partners up for $9 billion EV project

The Indonesian conglomerate is looking to acquire a nickel mine in the resource-rich island of Sulawesi.

Reuters | January 20, 2023 | 8:16 am

Lithium futures gather momentum amid EV battery metals boom

Open interest in the lithium contract hit a record high of 473 contracts on Wednesday, and extends out to February 2024, according to CME data.

Bloomberg News | January 19, 2023 | 5:41 pm

World’s first battery passport proof of concept launched at WEF

Prototype battery passports include data from Audi and Tesla relating to technical specifications, material provenance, and reporting against key sustainability performance indicators.

Staff Writer | January 19, 2023 | 12:32 pm

Column: Exchanges diversify as base metals trade shrinks in 2022

Volumes have fallen every month year-on-year since the suspension of nickel trading and the decision to cancel trades.

Reuters | January 19, 2023 | 10:46 am

Congo president demands more from $6.2 billion China metals deal

“The Chinese, they’ve made a lot of money and made a lot of profit from this contract,” Tshisekedi said in an interview at the World Economic Forum in Davos.

Bloomberg News | January 19, 2023 | 10:22 am

Patriot Battery Metals surges on best lithium drill intercept to date at CV5 pegmatite

The spodumene mineralization at the CV5 pegmatite has now been traced over a strike length of at least 2,200 metres.

Staff Writer | January 19, 2023 | 9:21 am

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