Battery Metals Top Stories

French-British venture to develop UK’s largest lithium deposit

France's Imerys and junior miner British Lithium have teamed-up to open a mine with capability to supply lithium for 500,000 EVs by 2030.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 29, 2023 | 3:59 am

World faces ‘terrifying’ future if miners, regulators don’t step up — Newcrest

The mining industry needs to bring online the equivalent of…

Reuters | June 28, 2023 | 5:58 pm

Metso now offers complete battery minerals production and recycling

Metso’s recycling process offers complete processes for lithium extraction from…

Staff Writer | June 28, 2023 | 10:51 am

Swiss Federal Council wants moratorium on deep sea mining

The Swiss government stated that commercial exploitation should be postponed…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 28, 2023 | 10:01 am

Chile lithium plan well received by investors, finance boss says

The government plans to submit a bill to Congress later…

Bloomberg News | June 28, 2023 | 9:41 am

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Lithium prices pause in April, but not a sign of “wider market correction”

Lithium prices took a breather during the first half of April as lockdowns in China make trading difficult, but the lull is unlikely to last, says Benchmark Mineral Intelligence.

Frik Els | April 20, 2022 | 2:18 pm

MOBI Latam, EnergyX aim to create Bolivian domestic lithium battery supply chain

Bolivia has 9 million tonnes of identified lithium resources buried beneath its salt flats, yet the country has had barely any production of lithium chemicals.

Staff Writer | April 20, 2022 | 12:24 pm

Musk’s tweets fuel mining industry’s hopes of a buyout by Tesla

The auto giant already has supply contracts for nickel, lithium and a range of other EV metals from suppliers across the globe.

Reuters | April 20, 2022 | 7:54 am

EV parts maker Schaeffler signs first-of-a-kind European rare earth deal

Schaeffler has agreed a five-year deal with Norway's REEtec to supply rare earth oxides from 2024.

Reuters | April 19, 2022 | 12:03 pm

Tesla gets 8,000 workers back at Shanghai plant, report says

Plant was closed for about three weeks due to a covid-19 outbreak.

Bloomberg News | April 19, 2022 | 8:15 am

Mexico’s lower house backs lithium nationalization plans

The proposed law, now in the hands of the Senate, bans all private participation in the exploration and mining of the battery metal.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 19, 2022 | 4:13 am

Syrah Resources gets $107m loan for Louisiana EV battery plant

Syrah has a deal to supply anodes to Tesla starting in 2024.

Reuters | April 18, 2022 | 2:15 pm

CATL joins $6 billion mining-to-batteries complex venture in Indonesia

China’s top battery producer plans to boost its presence in the aspiring electric-vehicle hub.

Bloomberg News | April 15, 2022 | 8:46 am

Battery Metals Snapshot: Eight companies developing minerals critical for a low-carbon future

As the world transitions away from fossil fuels to electrified transportation systems and energy networks, new deposits of the minerals required for a low-carbon future will need to be discovered and developed.

Carl A. Williams | April 15, 2022 | 6:00 am

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