Battery Metals Top Stories

Toyota aims to halve size, cost, and weight of EV batteries with new solid-state technology

Toyota claims solid-state battery has a 745 mile range, with 10 minute charging time.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 4, 2023 | 9:31 am

BYD picks Brazil for its first EV hub outside Asia

Brazil’s market has the potential to develop in the same…

Bloomberg News | July 4, 2023 | 4:10 am

BYD takes next steps on $290 million lithium project in Chile

BYD in April was granted access to preferential prices for…

Bloomberg News | July 3, 2023 | 10:24 am

POSCO plans $93 billion of investment by 2030

POSCO Group has been expanding into new businesses for diversification,…

Reuters | July 3, 2023 | 10:14 am

China jumps ahead in the rush to secure lithium from Africa

Mines across the continent are forecast to increase production of…

Bloomberg News | July 3, 2023 | 9:36 am

Bolivia still evaluating six firms for lithium mining partnerships

Bolivia has the world's largest resources of lithium, the ultra-light metal key to making batteries for electric vehicles, but has struggled for decades to mine them commercially.

Reuters | June 7, 2022 | 4:15 pm

Albemarle risks shutting German plant if EU declares lithium a hazard

European Commission is currently assessing a proposal to classify lithium carbonate, chloride, and hydroxide as dangerous for human health.

Reuters | June 7, 2022 | 9:20 am

Electric vehicle outlook is even brighter if the world bikes and takes the bus

EV sales are rising fast enough now to keep combustion vehicles from returning to their previous peak.

Bloomberg News | June 7, 2022 | 9:13 am

Ford-backed startup targets EV alternatives to lithium-ion batteries

Solid Power Inc., the battery startup that went public in a reverse merger last year, has begun operating a new pilot line, putting it on pace to deliver sample cells to automotive partners by year-end.

Bloomberg News | June 6, 2022 | 1:58 pm

BYD jumps ahead of Tesla in battery metal push

The Warren Buffett-backed car producer is once again the largest shipper of electric vehicles in the world’s top market.

Bloomberg News | June 6, 2022 | 7:54 am

Australia’s Allkem flags lower lithium production on tight labour market

A tight labour market in Western Australia, along with covid-19-related border closures, has hit production at mining firms operating in the state.

Reuters | June 6, 2022 | 7:10 am

Toronto Exchange to launch battery metals index

The S&P/TSX Battery Metals Index will track Canadian-listed companies producing or exploring for copper, nickel, cobalt and lithium.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 6, 2022 | 4:16 am

Hedge fund Elliott sues LME for $456m over nickel trading halt

The legal action piles more pressure on the exchange, which is being probed by regulators and is struggling to restore trust and volumes in its nickel market.

Reuters | June 6, 2022 | 3:59 am

Ganfeng kicks off construction of Mariana lithium project in Argentina

The Mariana project hosts one of the biggest lithium deposits in the world.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | June 5, 2022 | 12:59 pm

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