Battery Metals Top Stories

LithiumBank inks direct extraction tech deal for Prairies brine projects

The agreement gives LithiumBank a full licence to use a group of continuous ion-exchange technologies in Alberta and Saskatchewan.

Henry Lazenby | September 11, 2023 | 3:16 pm

Ancient volcano in US may hold largest lithium resource on Earth

A new study estimates that the McDermitt Caldera hosts claystones…

Jackson Chen | September 11, 2023 | 2:49 pm

Scramble for riches: Can South America’s Lithium Triangle mint new millionaires?

Argentina, Bolivia and Chile hold two thirds of the world’s…

Reuters | September 11, 2023 | 7:42 am

Malaysia to ban export of rare earths to boost domestic industry

China recently announced curbs of some critical metals used in…

Reuters | September 11, 2023 | 7:20 am

Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting takes major stake in Liontown

Australian billionaire Gina Rinehart has positioned herself as the kingmaker…

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 11, 2023 | 3:51 am

Foran’s ambitious net zero plans for McIlvenna Bay attract investors

Foran has had a busy year as it advances the McIlvenna Bay copper-zinc-gold project in Saskatchewan, which it says will be the world’s first zero-carbon operation.

Kelsey Rolfe | September 28, 2022 | 7:06 am

Rio Tinto warns miners not moving fast enough on lithium extraction

Lithium consumption needed “to surge way above anything that’s planned to be mined,” says minerals chief Sinead Kaufman.

Bloomberg News | September 27, 2022 | 7:13 pm

Argentine state-run miners launch first-time lithium project

Units of Argentina's state oil firm YPF will start work on a 20,000 hectare area lithium prospecting project in Fiambala.

Reuters | September 26, 2022 | 4:29 pm

Rare earth miner NioCorp to merge with Nasdaq-listed blank check firm

Merger with Acquisition Corp II will give it access to up to $285 million for the development of its Elk Creek project in southeastern Nebraska.

Reuters | September 26, 2022 | 9:17 am

Volkswagen teams up with Umicore on battery materials

The venture - between Umicore and Volkswagen's battery unit PowerCo - also plan to collaborate on recycling metals from battery materials.

Reuters | September 26, 2022 | 9:15 am

Canada, South Korea seek deeper cooperation on critical minerals

In a joint statement, the two countries said they agreed to deepen their "strategic partnership on supply chain resiliency".

Reuters | September 23, 2022 | 5:59 pm

US MINES Act seeks to curb Russia, China grip on critical minerals

California Republican congressman Ken Calvert said America must be "clear-eyed about the Chinese and Russian aggression when it comes to consolidating critical mineral resources.”

Staff Writer | September 23, 2022 | 10:26 am