Battery Metals Top Stories

SQM buys 30% stake in Australia’s Pirra Lithium

The Chilean lithium giant will ultimately increase its interest to 40% by spending $1.9 million in exploration.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 23, 2023 | 3:45 am

Strategic Minerals to ‘fight’ for reopening of suspended section at its Spanish tin-tantalum mine

Strategic Minerals Europe issued a media statement saying it will…

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | October 21, 2023 | 3:22 pm

South Star eyes faster ramp up of Brazil graphite mine

The Santa Cruz project's output could reach 50,000 metric tons…

Reuters | October 20, 2023 | 1:27 pm

Graphite buyers to boost imports ahead of China’s curbs – analysts

Top buyers of graphite from China include Japan, the United…

Reuters | October 20, 2023 | 10:33 am

South Africa’s QGC secures $1 billion for push into green metals

The company plans to develop deposits of metals such as…

Bloomberg News | October 20, 2023 | 9:14 am

Talon Metals strikes new nickel-copper mineralization in Minnesota

Earlier this year, Tesla signed its first US nickel supply deal with Talon.

Reuters | January 19, 2023 | 8:55 am

American Lithium says US funding will shore up nascent industry

“In the last year or so we’ve started to see things really start to move,” CEO Simon Clarke said.

Bloomberg News | January 19, 2023 | 8:04 am

Canada Nickel confirms major discovery larger than flagship Crawford project in Ontario

All 16 drill holes completed on the Reid property have now intersected multi-hundred-metre intervals of nickel mineralization.

Staff Writer | January 18, 2023 | 9:32 am

BASF, Eramet to finalize $2.6bn partnership on Indonesia nickel smelter

The partnership would build a hydro-metallurgical complex with an output capacity of 67,000 tonnes of nickel and 7,500 tonnes of cobalt per year.

Reuters | January 17, 2023 | 6:08 pm

Nickel Industries set to raise $471m to buy nickel assets

The company will also look to collaborate with Tsingshan Group.

Reuters | January 17, 2023 | 4:43 pm

Allkem’s revenue drops on lower Mt Cattlin output

The lithium miner's revenue was $265 million for the three months.

Reuters | January 17, 2023 | 1:44 pm

Australia raises loan to rare earths developer, announces more grants

The government raised its financial support to Hastings Technology Metals by A$80 million to account for higher costs.

Reuters | January 17, 2023 | 10:44 am

Mega miners are hunting for deals after decade on the sidelines

The industry is flush with cash after last year’s record profits, while boards and managers believe they have the support of key investors after promising to avoid the reckless overspending of the last cycle.

Bloomberg News | January 17, 2023 | 9:39 am

Wealth Minerals delivers first resource estimate for Ollagüe lithium project in Chile

The initial resource contains 741,000 tonnes of LCE grading 175 ml/L in the indicated category and 701,000 tonnes LCE grading 185 ml/L in inferred.

Staff Writer | January 17, 2023 | 9:16 am

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