John Goodenough, a battery trailblazer, dies at 100His inventions helped develop modern computers and commercialize lithium-ion batteries.Bloomberg News | June 27, 2023 | 6:06 am
Queensland pledges $164 million to expand critical minerals sectorPremier Annastacia Palaszczuk estimates the mineral-producing regions in the state's…Reuters | June 27, 2023 | 5:51 am
Australia’s critical minerals industry needs quicker permits, not subsidies – BHPQueensland on Tuesday announced a new critical minerals development strategy…Reuters | June 26, 2023 | 5:11 pm
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
Tesla may start mining lithium as Musk cites battery metal cost There is no shortage of the element itself, as lithium is almost everywhere on Earth, but pace of extraction/refinement is slow, Musk said in a Tweet. Bloomberg News | April 8, 2022 | 2:13 pm