Battery Metals Top Stories

Cobalt hydroxide price tumbles amid surging supplies from DRC

Soaring production from Indonesia is also adding to surpluses.

Staff Writer | September 29, 2023 | 9:32 am

Australia’s Core Lithium jumps most since Jan 2021 on maiden annual profit

The net profit was underpinned by its sale of first…

Reuters | September 29, 2023 | 6:57 am

CleanTech Lithium kicks off exploration at two new Chilean assets

Initial sample results show a subsurface brine aquifer target in…

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 29, 2023 | 3:44 am

Brazil mineral rights dispute casts shadow on Sigma Lithium expansion

A Brazilian court injunction is halting the sale or mining…

Reuters | September 28, 2023 | 3:05 pm

American Lithium bets it can open mine in Peru by 2027

The Falchani project would bring an $880 million investment to…

Bloomberg News | September 28, 2023 | 1:34 pm

Canada places big bets on critical minerals

Remoteness, regulatory sclerosis still pose barriers to mine development in Canada, the federal government says.

Nelson Bennett — BIV | December 9, 2022 | 9:38 am

Japan, Congo agree to cooperate on stable supply of rare metals

Mining companies and governments in Africa are also calling for stronger trade ties with the United States.

Reuters | December 9, 2022 | 6:59 am

US bid for battery metals has Africa blind spot

Inflation Reduction Act could impact Africa metal producers.

Reuters | December 9, 2022 | 6:37 am

Researchers create thick graphite films for clean energy technologies

Korean researchers are proposing a strategy to synthesize single-crystalline graphite films orders of magnitude large, up to inch scale.

Staff Writer | December 9, 2022 | 5:05 am

EU inks deal with Chile for easier access to battery metals

Trade agreement gives Europeans greater access to copper, lithium and raw materials that are key for the energy transition.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 9, 2022 | 3:52 am

Lithium price rally has more room to run, thanks to US climate bill

More than $13 billion of investment has been announced in the less than three months since Biden signed the IRA into law.

Bloomberg News | December 8, 2022 | 7:06 pm

BYD considers US battery plant, refrains from selling EVs after Biden Inflation Act

BYD is pursuing a dedicated cell production site in America, buoyed by robust consumer demand for EVs.

Bloomberg News | December 8, 2022 | 8:35 am

VW says South Africa must end coal dependence for EVs to make sense

South Africa produces nearly 90% of its total energy supply from coal.

Reuters | December 8, 2022 | 7:57 am

Low-cost, high-capacity sodium-sulphur battery expected to be gamechanger for clean energy economy

A new sodium-sulphur battery exhibits super-high capacity and ultra-long life at room temperature.

Staff Writer | December 8, 2022 | 6:06 am

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