Battery Metals Top Stories

Global demand for lithium batteries to leap five-fold by 2030 – Li-Bridge

Demand for lithium batteries in the United States is expected to grow more than six times.

Reuters | February 15, 2023 | 8:03 am

Australia’s bid to break China’s lithium dominance hit by delay

Wesfarmers said the start of its lithium refinery has been…

Bloomberg News | February 14, 2023 | 5:08 pm

Stillwater partners with Cornell University on hydrometallurgy and carbon capture initiatives

The partnership would fall under the MINER program funded by…

Staff Writer | February 14, 2023 | 9:08 am

Once-hot EV metals fragile as China warning follows Goldman

Following a 45% rally in 2022, nickel has slumped 11%…

Bloomberg News | February 14, 2023 | 7:35 am

Electric vehicle sales top $1 trillion in wake-up call for carmakers

Global auto sales are worth around $2.5 trillion a year.

Bloomberg News | February 14, 2023 | 7:17 am

New photo battery harvests the sun, stores energy in a single device

A team of researchers from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology has developed a photo battery that has dual functions in harvesting solar energy and storing energy in a single device.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | September 17, 2021 | 6:15 am

Global passenger EV registrations more than double in a year – report

Adamas Intelligence found 4.16 million new units were registered in first half of this year versus 1.99 million units in the first half of 2020.

MINING.com Editor | September 16, 2021 | 10:54 am

Sibanye-Stillwater grabs 50% of Nevada lithium project for $490 million

The deal is one of the largest ever in the US lithium market and it t marks Sibanye’s third battery metal investment this year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 16, 2021 | 6:58 am

China’s XTC New Energy plans $1.6bn battery material investment

Plant will eventually produce 100,000 tonnes of lithium iron phosphate and 60,000 tonnes of ternary materials annually.

Reuters | September 16, 2021 | 3:44 am

Vulcan Energy gets firm commitments for $146.58m discounted placement

Funds raised would be used to progress Vulcan's zero-carbon lithium development in Europe, which has an offtake deal with the battery unit of South Korea's LG Chem.

Reuters | September 15, 2021 | 9:48 pm

Talon Metals hits record nickel, copper grades at Tamarack

Tamarack is currently the only high-grade development-stage nickel project in the US.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | September 15, 2021 | 9:01 am

CATL said to be mystery bidder for Canada’s Millennial Lithium

A bidding war is heating up for Canadian miner Millennial Lithium Corp. as Chinese firms compete to secure key elements needed for electric-vehicle batteries.

Bloomberg News | September 15, 2021 | 7:44 am

A Tesla co-founder aims to build an entire US battery industry

Redwood Materials, the battery recycling company created by Tesla co-founder J.B. Straubel, has been keeping a big secret: It isn’t really a recycling company.

Bloomberg News | September 14, 2021 | 9:33 am

In Argentina’s north, a ‘white gold’ rush for EV metal lithium gathers pace

Already the fourth top producer of lithium worldwide, Argentina's national and local governments are now looking to speed up development.

Reuters | September 14, 2021 | 7:14 am

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