Battery Metals Top Stories

China’s rare earths dominance in focus after mineral export curbs

China said on Monday it will impose export restrictions on gallium and germanium.

Reuters | July 5, 2023 | 7:56 am

Australia forecasts brutal lithium price correction as output surges

Top producer of battery metal Australia sees spodumene prices holding…

Frik Els | July 4, 2023 | 3:46 pm

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…

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

Semcorp to invest $916 million to make EV battery components in Ohio

The facility will make separator film for lithium-ion batteries.

Reuters | May 5, 2022 | 1:54 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

Livent beats profit estimates, raises forecast on higher lithium demand

Livent posted a net profit of $53.2 million for the first quarter, compared with a loss of $800,000 a year earlier.

Reuters | May 3, 2022 | 2:24 pm

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