Battery Metals Top Stories

India passes law allowing auction and mining of lithium reserves

Minerals that will now be open for mining and auction also include titanium, beryl, niobium and zirconium.

Reuters | August 2, 2023 | 7:08 am

Pilbara Minerals gets board nod for pilot lithium plant

The company and Calix received board approvals to build a…

Reuters | August 1, 2023 | 4:44 pm

China’s metals and mining investment overseas to hit record in 2023 – report

Chinese investments and new contracts in the metals and mining…

Staff Writer | August 1, 2023 | 9:36 am

Rio Tinto looking at possible lithium deals, Stausholm says

The company would like to buy an asset in Canada,…

Bloomberg News | August 1, 2023 | 8:07 am

Li-Cycle starts battery recycling operations at German plant

The facility in Magdeburg has the capacity to process 10,000…

Reuters | August 1, 2023 | 7:56 am

New Indonesian nickel supply douses expectations for fresh price rally

Nickel prices on the LME started their ascent in January as stocks in LME-approved warehouses started to slide due to soaring demand.

Reuters | July 21, 2022 | 7:34 am

Ford to buy cheaper CATL EV batteries to catch Tesla

Ford said it also has agreed with CATL to explore using the Chinese company's batteries in Ford vehicles sold in the United States, Europe and China.

Reuters | July 21, 2022 | 7:17 am

Lithium refining is a ‘license to print money,’ Musk says

Tesla's CEO said there are software-like margins to be made in lithium processing — "You can't lose."

Bloomberg News | July 21, 2022 | 4:35 am

Canada Nickel develops new method for accelerated carbon capture

Canada Nickel is currently advancing its Crawford project in Ontario, which is said to contain the fifth-largest nickel sulphide resource globally.

Staff Writer | July 20, 2022 | 9:42 am

How the Idaho cobalt belt could be North America’s secret to growing EV production

Early indications are that Idaho offers multiple encouraging deposits with opportunities to supply the North American EV supply chain.

Trent Mell | July 19, 2022 | 3:29 pm

Tesla’s Denholm says Australia is key to avoid EV battery crunch

Tesla alone will need more than 3 terabyte hours of lithium-ion batteries by 2030, compared to the industry’s current global capacity of about 1 terabyte.

Bloomberg News | July 19, 2022 | 8:23 am

Solid-state EV batteries could cut carbon emissions further, says climate group

Based on a comparison of one of the most promising solid-state batteries to lithium-ion technology and using sustainable lithium sources, a battery's carbon footprint could be cut by as much as 39%.

Reuters | July 18, 2022 | 3:51 pm