Battery Metals Top Stories

Tesla warns Core Lithium of possible legal claim on failed supply talks

The Adelaide-based miner and Tesla failed to clinch a pact after nearly seven months of negotiations last year.

Bloomberg News | August 17, 2023 | 8:33 am

Ford, partners pick Canada for $900m battery materials plant

The factory in Quebec will eventually produce 45,000 tonnes of…

Reuters | August 17, 2023 | 7:42 am

Stellantis invests more than $100 million in California lithium project

Stellantis CEO called the Controlled Thermal partnership "an important step…

Reuters | August 17, 2023 | 7:36 am

Aether raises $49 million to extract lithium using AI

Its platform can extract lithium from previously-inaccessible reserves and also…

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 16, 2023 | 8:58 am

Indonesia’s Jokowi calls on successor to continue commodity downstreaming

A presidential election is due on Feb. 14 and the…

Reuters | August 16, 2023 | 7:38 am

More than half of US car sales will be electric by 2030

In 2021, electric vehicles accounted for less than 5% of sales in the US, below the global rate of nearly 9%.

Bloomberg News | September 21, 2022 | 8:19 am

California regulator sees 2035 EV mandate as ‘sweet spot’

State was not aggressive as some environmental groups wanted, or Tesla, which urged ending new gas-powered vehicles by 2030.

Reuters | September 21, 2022 | 7:51 am

Nordea divests Nordic Mining stocks over environmental concerns

Funds managed by Nordea have sold their shares in Norway's Nordic Mining due to concerns over the planned handling of residue from the company's mine, financial news website E24 reported on Wednesday, citing a Nordea executive.

Reuters | September 21, 2022 | 7:40 am

Savannah Resources to resubmit Portugal lithium project EIA by March 2023

Company has had several “useful and productive” meetings with the country's regulator and it's ready to rework certain aspects.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 21, 2022 | 6:15 am

Tesla battery fire at PG&E site shuts iconic California highway

California’s largest utility said the fire involved a single Tesla Megapack, and it was working with firefighters to keep the blaze from spreading.

Bloomberg News | September 20, 2022 | 1:06 pm

Australian lithium auction sees record bid as world prices surge

Pilbara Minerals said a buyer will pay the equivalent of $7,708 a tonne for spodumene concentrate delivered to China.

Bloomberg News | September 20, 2022 | 8:25 am

South Star Battery Metal secures construction permit for graphite mine in Brazil

The company aims to start production at phase 1 of the Santa Cruz graphite project in Southern Bahia by the end of 2023.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 20, 2022 | 6:34 am

Lithium price resumes insane gains to add pressure on automakers

SQM forecasts a “very tight market” for lithium in the years ahead.

Bloomberg News | September 19, 2022 | 8:57 am

Investing abroad could be the solution to America’s clean energy future

Investing in mineral-rich countries would be easier than building new mines in the US, said Benchmark Mineral Intelligence Executive Editor Henry Sanderson in an interview.

Bruno Venditti | September 19, 2022 | 7:53 am

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