Battery Metals Top Stories

Oil giant ExxonMobil jumps on lithium wagon

Acquisition of lithium prospect in southern Arkansas reflects the company's bet on the electric vehicles boom.

Staff Writer | May 24, 2023 | 8:43 am

Emerging lithium supplier Argentina says it’s close to US deal under IRA

Argentina has been lobbying to get in on President Joe…

Bloomberg News | May 23, 2023 | 3:57 pm

Allkem, set for merger, talks up Argentina’s ‘enormous’ lithium riches

Argentina has benefited, analysts say, from a decentralized and market-led…

Reuters | May 23, 2023 | 11:28 am

Li-Metal says first to produce refined metal from lithium carbonate

The company is piloting its patented process at its Markham,…

Staff Writer | May 23, 2023 | 10:35 am

Copper dealt blow in battle for critical mineral status in the US

The Copper Development Association claims the USGS's refusal to include…

MINING.COM Editor | May 23, 2023 | 9:50 am

Reopening bets spur market-leading rally in China lithium stocks

Goldman expects “sharp correction” for lithium price.

Bloomberg News | May 31, 2022 | 8:01 am

Eramet plans more lithium plants in South America

The French miner also eyes expansions into Chile and Bolivia as it shift towards metals needed for EVs and the green energy transition.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 31, 2022 | 7:54 am

Global automakers face electric shock in China

If global automakers think they can extend their dominance in China into the electric era, they may be in for a shock.

Reuters | May 30, 2022 | 5:46 pm

EVs vs. gas vehicles: What are cars made out of?

This infographic compares the minerals used in a typical electric car with a conventional gas car.

Visual Capitalist - Elements | May 30, 2022 | 3:30 pm

China’s EV growth forecasts are starting to look shaky

After all, who wants to spend big bucks on a vehicle right now in China?

Bloomberg News | May 30, 2022 | 6:55 am

Researchers demonstrate feasibility of using less cobalt, nickel in Li-ion batteries

Japanese scientists have demonstrated the feasibility of synthesizing electrode materials for lithium-ion batteries using inexpensive elements.

Staff Writer | May 30, 2022 | 6:06 am

In Bolivia’s silver mountain, artisanal miners turn to coca and the devil

They live off what they earn from the scraps of silver they find in Cerro Rico, which is slowly sinking and collapsing onto itself.

Reuters | May 30, 2022 | 4:16 am

American graphite producer wants to supply 30% of US, UK, European EVs by 2030

Urbix, the producer of anode-grade graphite known as coated spherical purified graphite, is expanding to Europe.

Staff Writer | May 29, 2022 | 11:32 am

VIDEO: Goldman expects “sharp correction” for lithium price and cobalt, nickel pullback

“That fundamental mispricing has in turn generated an outsized supply response well ahead of the demand trend.”

Bloomberg News | May 29, 2022 | 7:30 am

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