Battery Metals Top Stories

Sumitomo Metal bets on Canadian battery materials firm Nano One

Through a C$16.9 million ($12.5m) investment, the Japanese giant will own 5% of Nano One, which has piqued the interest of global majors.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 25, 2023 | 3:36 am

Asian Battery Minerals enrolls hi-tech mineral resource locator to explore nickel deposit in Mongolia

Asian Battery Minerals and Getech just completed a successful round…

Staff Writer | September 24, 2023 | 11:07 am

LG Chem with Huayou to make battery materials in Indonesia, Morocco

The plant, set to start production in 2026, aims to…

Reuters | September 23, 2023 | 8:53 pm

US says it can’t cut China out of critical minerals supply chain

China’s key role in the processing of raw minerals means…

Bloomberg News | September 22, 2023 | 12:13 pm

Argentina mining exports to near $4.5bn in 2023 amid lithium boom

The country's mining exports totaled $3.8 billion in 2022, according…

Reuters | September 22, 2023 | 11:31 am

Analysis: Biden’s EV minerals cash fruitless without permitting reform

President Joe Biden last week doled out $2.8-billion to miners developing new US sources of lithium, nickel, copper, and other EV minerals.

Reuters | October 24, 2022 | 7:54 am

Trafigura and EVelution Energy plan to develop cobalt plant

EVelution Energy is expected to start construction of the plant in Arizona in late 2023.

Reuters | October 24, 2022 | 7:25 am

France’s Imerys wants to become leading lithium producer in Europe

Company said results of surveys carried out at its Beauvoir mine allow it to produce 34,000 tonnes of lithium hydroxide for at least 25 years.

Reuters | October 24, 2022 | 6:56 am

Metal-CO2 batteries closer to becoming a thing

There is now an innovative way to overcome the energy efficiency issues that so far have plagued metal-carbon dioxide batteries.

Staff Writer | October 24, 2022 | 6:06 am

Scientists want to produce cosmic mineral to replace REEs in industrial magnets

Researchers are looking to decouple rare earths from magnet production.

Staff Writer | October 23, 2022 | 8:08 am

Rio Tinto seeks pitches from bankers for lithium deals in battery metal foray

Rio Tinto is the only one of the world’s biggest diversified miners looking to start mining lithium.

Bloomberg News | October 21, 2022 | 10:32 am

Lithium-oxygen batteries one step closer to moving out of the lab

A recent development may provide clues for engineering Mn-based materials with a defined crystal facet for high-performance Li-O2 batteries.

Staff Writer | October 21, 2022 | 5:05 am

Allkem’s quarterly revenue falls about 12% as output drops

Allkem had in August flagged labour and equipment shortages in Western Australia which forced the company to cut its fiscal 2023 production forecast.

Reuters | October 20, 2022 | 4:13 pm

Namibia, EU reach provisional deal on rare earth minerals

"In principal we have agreed on conditions, whatever the materials, we are going to process them here," mines and energy minister said.

Reuters | October 20, 2022 | 2:05 pm

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