Battery Metals Top Stories

Chevron considers lithium production in latest EV bet by big oil

Earlier in July, Exxon Mobil Corp. CEO said the company is also exploring opportunities to produce lithium.

Bloomberg News | July 24, 2023 | 8:43 am

Electra expands LG cobalt supply deal with delayed start date

Electra will supply LG with 3,000 tonnes of cobalt product…

Staff Writer | July 24, 2023 | 8:32 am

Bluejay Mining goes solo at Finland project as JV with Rio Tinto ends

Along with the 100% project ownership of the Enonkoski nickel-copper-cobalt…

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 24, 2023 | 8:09 am

Smaller miners’ hunger for cash grows as copper prices fall, sparking M&A bets

Copper M&A more than doubled in 2022 to $14.24 billion…

Reuters | July 24, 2023 | 3:19 am

Ten GWh of sodium-ion batteries expected to be installed by 2025 – report

IDTechEx predicts that by 2025, around 10 GWh of sodium-ion…

Staff Writer | July 23, 2023 | 6:45 am

Toyota-Panasonic battery JV to buy lithium from ioneer’s Nevada mine

The binding supply deal is the second in less than a month for ioneer.

Reuters | July 31, 2022 | 7:26 pm

Common table sugar key to improving aqueous zinc batteries’ safety features

Researchers at Tsinghua University are proposing the idea of chemically modifying common table sugar to stabilize the zinc-ion environment in aqueous zinc batteries and improve the devices’ safety features.

Staff Writer | July 31, 2022 | 6:15 am

Canada races ahead of US on current lithium project pipeline

Technology seen as key to unlocking economic new supplies across hard rock, brine and clay sources

Henry Lazenby | July 28, 2022 | 2:24 pm

Zimbabwe to raise taxes on platinum, lithium to boost revenue

The southern African country is the third largest producer of platinum, after South Africa and Russia.

Bloomberg News | July 28, 2022 | 8:02 am

Tiny Bolivian automaker bets it can tap world’s largest lithium deposits

Left-wing President Luis Arce is pushing to industrialize its vast lithium resources before the end of his term in 2025.

Reuters | July 28, 2022 | 7:59 am

India wants to open up for lithium mining in batteries quest

Government wants to modify existing policies to carry out auctions permits, placing the country in a better position to compete in the battery supply chain.

Bloomberg News | July 28, 2022 | 7:45 am