Battery Metals Top Stories

Erdogan asks Musk to build Tesla factory in Turkey

Tesla currently has six factories and is building a seventh in Mexico.

Reuters | September 18, 2023 | 6:47 am

Receivers look to sell Australia’s Avebury nickel mine by Christmas

KordaMentha plans to have sold the Avebury nickel mine in…

Reuters | September 18, 2023 | 5:07 am

IRA, EGD and now the EU move on China EVs – governments are showering mining with money

When the EU closes its EV market to China, it…

Frik Els | September 17, 2023 | 2:05 pm

Trafigura wrestles with future of metals unit after losses

Trafigura Group is struggling with its metal business following a…

Bloomberg News | September 17, 2023 | 9:54 am

Manitoba declares itself Canada’s ‘critical metals Costco’

Manitoba has experienced one of its busiest summers for mineral…

Henry Lazenby | September 15, 2023 | 6:10 am

France puts future of deep sea mining in doubt

A growing number of member states of the ISA have called for a “precautionary pause” or moratorium on mining due to the lack of scientific data on fragile and biodiverse deep ocean ecosystems targeted for exploitation.

Bloomberg News | November 10, 2022 | 3:42 pm

Li-ion battery market to reach $430bn by 2033

According to IDTechEx, electric cars and transportation will represent the largest market.

Staff Writer | November 10, 2022 | 6:06 am

Nouveau Monde Graphite raises $50 million from three backers

Nouveau Monde intends to use the funds to update the July 2022 feasibility study for its phase 2 commercial integrated operation.

Staff Writer | November 9, 2022 | 11:49 am

Bosch taps IBM quantum computers in hunt for new EV materials

Robert Bosch plans to use more than twenty of IBM’s quantum computers to help identify alternatives to the metals and rare earth elements currently used in EVs.

Bloomberg News | November 9, 2022 | 8:05 am

Magna plans drilling at Denison nickel-copper project after ‘considerable’ resource estimate

Magna is exploring the restart of a past-producing underground mine and adding an open-pit operation to the site, also known as Crean Hill.

Staff Writer | November 8, 2022 | 10:56 am

EU, Kazakhstan establish strategic partnership on raw materials, green hydrogen

Both the EU and Kazakhstan have committed to develop a roadmap for 2023-2024, with concrete joint actions agreed within six months of the signature of the partnership.

Staff Writer | November 8, 2022 | 9:57 am

Democrats supercharged EV investment while they had the chance

More than $13 billion of investment in battery raw material production and battery and EV manufacturing has been announced in the less than three months since Biden signed the IRA into law.

Bloomberg News | November 8, 2022 | 8:57 am

More governments are turning against the rush to mine the deep sea

As world leaders gather at the United Nations climate summit in Egypt this week, another international meeting is underway in Jamaica to decide the fate of the planet’s oceans.

Bloomberg News | November 7, 2022 | 11:40 am

After unveiling French project, Imerys sees lithium potential in UK’s Cornwall

Imerys announced in late October a plan to produce around 34,000 tonnes of lithium hydroxide annually for at least 25 years from 2028.

Reuters | November 7, 2022 | 11:25 am

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