Battery Metals Top Stories

Trident invests $10 million in Utah lithium project

Trident is acquiring a 2.5% net smelter return royalty from Atherton Resources covering Anson Resources’ flagship Paradox lithium project.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 5, 2023 | 3:54 am

Codelco expects to reach lithium agreement with SQM this year

Its chairman also expects the market to maintain its confidence…

Reuters | September 4, 2023 | 9:16 am

Talga keeps permit for graphite mine in Sweden

The Swedish Court of Appeal has rejected a bid to…

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 1, 2023 | 6:49 am

New map shows Australia’s lithium potential goes beyond WA

Although Australia's lithium exploration has predominantly centred in Western Australia,…

Staff Writer | September 1, 2023 | 5:06 am

Lithium revival a dead cat bounce as prices slump to 20-month low

Sales-weighted worldwide prices for lithium the lowest since December 2021…

Frik Els | August 30, 2023 | 2:58 pm

Dendrite formation in Li-metal batteries successfully tackled

A new Li-confinable porous carbon structure with a hollow core and a small number of gold nanoparticles may be the solution to dendrite formation in Li-metal batteries.

Staff Writer | September 8, 2022 | 6:06 am

Vale sees 44% increase in global nickel demand by 2030

The company also estimated its own production for the medium term at between 230,000 and 245,000 tonnes of nickel per year.

Reuters | September 7, 2022 | 1:27 pm

FPX outlines 43,500 t/y integrated nickel sulphate operation in scoping study

The study highlights FPX's potential to develop the world's largest integrated nickel sulphate production facility.

Staff Writer | September 7, 2022 | 11:27 am

Standard Lithium retools operations after short seller’s attacks

Company is trying to become the first new US source of lithium for electric vehicle batteries in decades.

Reuters | September 7, 2022 | 6:47 am

Cornish Lithium secures government funding for demonstration plant

The unspecified amount will allow Cornish Lithium to build the hydrometallurgical section of a demonstration scale processing plant.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 7, 2022 | 3:46 am

Lithium Australia signs lithium-ion battery recycling deal with LG Energy Solution

The deal will see Lithium Australia's battery recycling unit process at least 250 tonnes of lithium-ion batteries over the next year.

Reuters | September 6, 2022 | 7:41 pm

Inside Tesla’s drive to keep Musk’s battery promise

The secret behind Elon Musk's goal of selling 20 million Tesla's a year by 2030 lies in its pioneering battery technology.

Reuters | September 6, 2022 | 11:04 am

The race for US lithium hinges on a fight over a Nevada mine

As the Congress’s climate bill rolls out tax credits for electric car makers, some see the state as ground zero for the industry.

Bloomberg News | September 6, 2022 | 7:20 am

Honda forms partnership to secure supply of battery metals

This year Honda laid out a target to roll out 30 electrified vehicle models globally.

Reuters | September 5, 2022 | 9:10 pm

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