Battery Metals Top Stories

Sigma completes first shipment of lithium from Grota do Cirilo

The company achieved operational net zero for its first shipment of battery grade lithium.

Staff Writer | July 27, 2023 | 8:29 am

Zimbabwe eyes world No. 5 lithium spot as Chinese investors boost capacity

The lithium industry in Africa's top producer has rapidly expanded,…

Reuters | July 27, 2023 | 7:30 am

Tirupati eyes 8% of global graphite market after Mozambique acquisitions

The company plans to start producing 50,000 metric tons of…

Reuters | July 27, 2023 | 7:26 am

Australia to add to priority critical minerals by year-end

Minister Madeleine King said the government would prioritise support for…

Reuters | July 27, 2023 | 7:24 am

Children living in cobalt-rich areas in the DRC show poor educational outcomes – study

Research shows that children who work in cobalt extraction in…

Staff Writer | July 27, 2023 | 6:06 am

Column: US hits the EV accelerator to cut Chinese metals ties

The Inflation Reduction Act marks another big movement in the reshaping of critical mineral supply chains, writes Andy Home.

Reuters | August 16, 2022 | 9:01 am

LME bans Russian nickel from approved UK warehouses

Decision follows an April 1 resolution that blocked other Russian metals including copper, lead and aluminum from British warehouses.

MINING.COM Editor | August 16, 2022 | 6:28 am

Not just metals – energy can also be recovered from discarded batteries

Taiwan-based researchers figured out how to efficiently extract residual energy from waste batteries.

Staff Writer | August 16, 2022 | 5:05 am

OZ Minerals gets final nod for key copper-nickel project

West Musgrave was on track for a final investment decision in the current half of 2022.

Reuters | August 15, 2022 | 10:19 am

Giga Metals, Mitsubishi to jointly develop Turnagain nickel deposit in Canada

The partners have created a new company, Hard Creek Nickel Corp, to develop the nickel-cobalt deposit in northern British Columbia.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 15, 2022 | 6:12 am

Mercedes, CATL partner on $7.6 billion Hungary battery plant

The plant will have capacity of 100 gigawatt hours, enough to power more than 1 million cars, and will run on renewable energy.

Bloomberg News | August 12, 2022 | 9:27 am

Battery giants, Hyundai concerned by US moves on China supplies

South Korean battery makers imported more than 80% of the key minerals from China in 2020.

Bloomberg News | August 12, 2022 | 8:28 am

Miners face supply chain overhaul to meet US EV credit deadline

To win the full credit, EV makers have to source in 2023 at least two-fifths of battery materials from the US or free trade agreement partners such as Canada, Chile and Australia or recycle it in North America.

Reuters | August 11, 2022 | 10:17 am

Researchers solve issues hindering silicon use in lithium-ion batteries

Despite the energy capacity of silicon as an electrode material, it is normally disregarded because of a lack of mechanical stability.

Staff Writer | August 11, 2022 | 6:06 am

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