Battery Metals Top Stories

Eramet bets on lithium as it invests more in large mines

Company will go ahead with plans to add more capacity in Argentina.

Reuters | November 13, 2023 | 9:03 am

Exxon to start lithium production for EVs in the US by 2027

Exxon said it will start production from briny waters pumped…

Reuters | November 13, 2023 | 8:47 am

Spanish, Canadian companies working to revive former lead mining hub in southern Spain

INSERSA and Kerogen are working towards developing the Nuevo Linares…

Staff Writer | November 12, 2023 | 7:56 am

Livent starts Australian campaign for $10.6bn Arcadium Lithium merger

Merging Livent and Allkem would create the world's third-largest lithium…

Reuters | November 12, 2023 | 5:36 am

How Canada – and Bay Street – squandered the chance to finance the critical minerals revolution

Capital has disappeared from Canada’s once-thriving junior mining industry.

Tim Kiladze - The Globe and Mail | November 10, 2023 | 4:11 pm

Eramet targets 10,000 tonnes of lithium per year from French project

Eramet is also planning to develop recycling of electric vehicle batteries in France with Suez.

Reuters | January 26, 2023 | 7:13 am

LME expands nickel committee to help improve contract, dwindling volumes

Nickel volumes on the LME crashed 28% last year from 2021.

Reuters | January 26, 2023 | 7:07 am

EU urges European banks to step up funding for critical minerals

The EU is due to unveil its Critical Raw Materials Act on March 8 to secure the bloc's supply of critical raw materials.

Reuters | January 25, 2023 | 10:38 am

Mexico seeking accord with lithium firm in Sonora state

Ganfeng has been developing a major lithium project in the northern border state of Sonora.

Reuters | January 25, 2023 | 7:51 am

UK university, Bolivian government join forces to boost lithium industry

The initiative backs Bolivia’s ambition to provide 40% of the world’s supply of lithium by 2030.

Staff Writer | January 25, 2023 | 6:06 am

American Lithium buys back royalty on TLC project in Nevada

The TLC property is host to a near-surface lithium claystone deposit that is amenable to low-cost, sustainable mining methods.

Staff Writer | January 24, 2023 | 9:17 am

EU metals industry urges aid to rival US green energy package

French President Emmanuel Macron called for an EU package amounting to 2% of its economic output to rival the $370 billion US plan.

Bloomberg News | January 24, 2023 | 8:24 am

Albemarle calls for high lithium prices to fuel EV industry growth

"There's significant supply coming on, but the demand growth is more significant," said Eric Norris, head of Albemarle's Energy Storage division.

Reuters | January 24, 2023 | 8:03 am

Indonesia’s FDI jumps in 2022, led by mineral processing

Indonesia's foreign direct investment surged 44.2% on a yearly basis in 2022.

Reuters | January 24, 2023 | 7:52 am

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