Battery Metals Top Stories

Indonesia nickel miner plans up to $647 million IPO

PT Trimegah Bangun Persada IPO would be Southeast Asia's biggest IPO so far this year.

Reuters | March 15, 2023 | 7:24 am

China to step up deep sea mining efforts

Chinese state shipbuilding company says mining the seabed will help…

Frik Els | March 14, 2023 | 2:46 pm

Japan, Canada in talks over collaboration in battery metals supply chain

Batteries are key for Japan as it strives for carbon…

Reuters | March 14, 2023 | 7:04 am

Zimbabwe’s ban on lithium ore exports triggers stockpile buildup

The ban has impacted small- and medium-scale miners, but it’s…

Bloomberg News | March 14, 2023 | 7:00 am

Harita Nickel to soon kick off $650 million Indonesian IPO

The nickel industry sits at the heart of President Joko…

Bloomberg News | March 14, 2023 | 6:54 am

Cobalt prices supported in 2021, expected to fall in 2022 — report

S&P Global Market Intelligence says cobalt prices are expected to fall 8.3% in 2022 on supply growth and the easing of supply chain bottlenecks.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | November 26, 2021 | 6:06 am

More than $2 trillion investment needed to meet IEA hydrogen targets

2030 seen as a pivotal year for hydrogen competition.

Henry Lazenby | November 26, 2021 | 2:58 am

After shaking up nickel, China’s Tsingshan sets sights on lithium

Predominantly a stainless steel maker, the company came out of nowhere to become the world's top nickel producer in 2018 thanks to its pioneering use of low-grade nickel pig iron.

Reuters | November 25, 2021 | 9:14 pm

China’s Weiming to invest in $400 million Indonesia nickel matte project

Weiming is based in Wenzhou in China's Zhejiang province, the same city that is home to top global nickel producer Tsingshan Holding Group.

Reuters | November 25, 2021 | 7:39 am

Cornish Lithium gets $24 million to develop UK assets

TechMet’s funding is the first institutional investment in Cornish Lithium, which has previously used crowdfunding to raise new capital.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 25, 2021 | 6:43 am

How Congo could become low-cost, low-emissions producer of battery materials – report

According to BloombergNEF, the DRC could leverage its cobalt resources and hydroelectric power to become a low-cost and low-emissions producer of lithium-ion battery cathode precursor materials.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | November 25, 2021 | 5:05 am

Cobalt-rich Congo tries to push into battery manufacturing

Congo mines around two-thirds of the world's cobalt, an ingredient in lithium-ion batteries.

Reuters | November 24, 2021 | 11:01 am

BHP extends Noront bid deadline again amid talks with Wyloo

Norton shareholders now have until December 14 to accept or reject BHP's takeover offer, while talks with Wyloo progress.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 24, 2021 | 10:50 am

Standard Lithium gets $100 million investment boost from Koch

Standard Lithium is also exploring opportunities to work with several Koch Industries subsidiaries in key areas of alignment with the its project development needs.

Staff Writer | November 24, 2021 | 9:31 am

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