Battery Metals Top Stories

Visualizing the world’s largest lithium producers

The global lithium-ion battery market was valued at $52 billion in 2022 and is expected to reach $194 billion in 2030.

Visual Capitalist - Elements | June 12, 2023 | 11:29 am

Cobalt price has fallen nearly 30% this year

Goldman Sachs is forecasting softness for battery metals including cobalt,…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 12, 2023 | 9:40 am

LKAB raises deposit estimate at Europe’s biggest rare earth find

The European Commission wants to speed up the development of…

Reuters | June 12, 2023 | 7:49 am

Greenpeace Mexico launches campaign against deep-sea mining

The international NGO says article 20 of Mexico’s new Mining…

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | June 11, 2023 | 8:30 am

GM embraces Tesla’s EV charging system, Wall Street cheers

Tesla Superchargers account for about 60% of the total fast…

Reuters | June 9, 2023 | 12:44 pm

The near-500% rally in lithium price is showing cracks in China

Lithium prices seem to be losing momentum in China, as the nation’s worsening coronavirus outbreak has upended the electric-vehicle supply chain.

Bloomberg News | April 12, 2022 | 6:54 am

Ford inks Argentina lithium supply deal with Lake Resources

The deal is a major bet by Ford on direct lithium extraction (DLE), a relatively new breed of technologies that filter the metal from brines.

Reuters | April 11, 2022 | 12:15 pm

Western Australia is world’s new top mining destination

The resource-rich state replaced Nevada as most attractive region for mining investment in 2021, says the Fraser Institute.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 11, 2022 | 10:52 am

Opinion: US uses Cold War powers to secure battery metals supply

The real significance of invoking the DPA is that it elevates battery metals to the top of the US critical materials supply list, writes Andy Home.

Reuters | April 11, 2022 | 9:46 am

Sigma Lithium updates Phase 1 FS, showing $1.6bn after-tax NPV for Brazil project

The updated economics demonstrate that Phase 1 is financially robust, even as a standalone project.

Staff Writer | April 11, 2022 | 9:02 am

CATL isolates workers to avoid covid shutdown

Automakers including Tesla and Volkswagen have been forced to suspend production at their factories in Shanghai.

Bloomberg News | April 11, 2022 | 7:02 am

Mexican president reignites debate around mining reform with focus on lithium

AMLO warned that if Congress does not approve a constitutional reform on electrical matters, he will push for a rewrite of the country’s Mining Law.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | April 10, 2022 | 1:10 pm

Zinc-air batteries get solar energy makeover

Korean researchers developed a technology to improve the electrochemical performance of zinc-air batteries by using solar energy.

Staff Writer | April 10, 2022 | 7:16 am

China EV maker Nio suspends production due to supply chain disruptions

China's measures to contain the recent surge of covid-19 cases disrupted operations at Nio's suppliers.

Reuters | April 9, 2022 | 11:39 am

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