Battery Metals Top Stories

China’s metal dominance

Washington has finally begun to recognize its critical minerals vulnerability.

Rick Mills - Ahead of the Herd | December 6, 2024 | 12:44 pm

Rattled by China, West scrambles to rejig critical minerals supply chains

China's trade restrictions on strategic minerals are starting to hit…

Reuters | December 6, 2024 | 10:32 am

Canada Nickel hits high grades at Bannockburn site south of main Crawford project

Bannockburn, located about 20 km west of Matachewan in Ontario,…

Blair McBride - The Northern Miner | December 6, 2024 | 9:44 am

Australia grants further $257m for Iluka’s rare earths refinery amid cost blowout

Iluka had first committed to building what will be Australia's…

Reuters | December 5, 2024 | 2:18 pm

LithiumBank’s DLE tests in Alberta produce average grade of 3,100 mg/L

The company said the recent desorption tests were consistent with…

Staff Writer | December 5, 2024 | 10:10 am

NextSource ships first Madagascar graphite to global markets

The graphite concentrate comes from the Molo mine and is destined to Germany and the US under agreements.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 24, 2024 | 5:14 am

Eramet takes full control of lithium project from Tsingshan

The Centenario project was attractive despite a drop in lithium prices and full ownership would let Eramet decide how to pursue a planned second production facility.

Reuters | October 24, 2024 | 3:15 am

Sibanye’s Montana woes underscore miners’ growing reliance on Washington

A fight over government largesse shows how much the stakes have changed for US mines as overseas rivals have expanded market control.

Reuters | October 23, 2024 | 3:40 pm

Volt Lithium produces battery-grade lithium carbonate from its Texas operations

Volt has been operating its proprietary DLE system in the field since September, when it achieved its first lithium production.

Staff Writer | October 23, 2024 | 8:38 am

Rebels take control of Myanmar rare earth mining hub

With Myanmar responsible for 57% of global dysprosium and terbium supply, prolonged disruption would limit feedstock for permanent magnets used in virtually all EV motors.

Staff Writer | October 23, 2024 | 3:21 am

US DOE announces $428 million for 14 clean energy projects in former coal communities

Communities with de-commissioned coal facilities were selected by DOE’s Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains.

Staff Writer | October 22, 2024 | 11:38 am

Column: Electric vehicles prove a bumpy ride for battery metals

Explosive price rallies in 2021 and 2022 resulted in too much new production capacity being brought online too quickly.

Reuters | October 22, 2024 | 9:30 am

Giyani’s demo plant enters commissioning phase, first production expected Q4

Once construction is completed, the facility will be the largest HPMSM demo plant globally, the company says.

Staff Writer | October 22, 2024 | 9:10 am

Serra Verde makes global list of critical projects

The Minerals Security Partnership has named Serra Verde's Pela Ema mine in Brazil of critical importance to the global energy transition.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 22, 2024 | 3:52 am

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