Battery Metals Top Stories

Auto firms race to secure non-Chinese graphite for EVs as shortages loom

Automakers are knocking at the doors of new producers, such as Madagascar and Mozambique.

Reuters | June 21, 2023 | 6:38 am

Lynas Rare Earths gets $14m Australian govt grant to develop project

The grant will help develop a new system that will…

Reuters | June 21, 2023 | 6:21 am

Albemarle becomes first lithium firm to complete responsible mining audit

Third-party audit shows Albemarle meets 50% to 75% of the criteria…

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 21, 2023 | 5:53 am

Avalon Materials plans lithium processing plant in Ontario

Company acquires industrial site in Thunder Bay, aims to become…

Staff Writer | June 20, 2023 | 2:45 pm

Bill Gates-backed KoBold Metals is the Silicon Valley’s newest unicorn

The company raised $200 million to dig for copper and…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 20, 2023 | 12:48 pm

Rio Tinto keen for talks to revive Jadar lithium project in Serbia

Serbia blocked mine after mass environmental protests.

Reuters | May 5, 2022 | 7:12 am

Researchers find out what really drives Li-ion battery decay

Decay depends on how many times the Li-ion battery has been charged.

Staff Writer | May 5, 2022 | 6:06 am

Glencore to invest $200m in battery recycling firm Li-Cycle

Long-term supply deal gives the Canadian recycling firm an inside track with one of the world’s biggest commodities producers.

Naimul Karim | May 5, 2022 | 1:20 am

Good times are ahead for lithium miners as prices continue to surge

The popularity of electric vehicles has driven prices for battery metals sharply higher, even sparking fears of shortages of materials like lithium, cobalt and nickel.

Bloomberg News | May 4, 2022 | 4:24 pm

Canada in ‘active discussions’ with EV supply chain companies – minister

There are "very active discussions with a number of players" to develop an EV supply chain, Industry Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne said in an interview.

Reuters | May 4, 2022 | 10:15 am

SRK Consulting unpacks critical opportunities and challenges facing the African mining sector

SRK Consulting believes Africa can be the ‘missing resources link’ as the world prepares for an accelerating energy transition.

Henry Lazenby | May 4, 2022 | 9:44 am

ESG standards’ Indigenous blind spot could threaten critical metals push

ESG reporting standards were developed by and for finance and investment professionals without any input from Indigenous peoples and are failing to capture their rights and interests in companies’ ESG assessments, says First Nations Major Projects Coalition.

Kelsey Rolfe | May 4, 2022 | 8:06 am