Battery Metals Top Stories

Albemarle aims to expand Chile lithium mine in 2028 with new technology

Albemarle currently extracts the metal using mass evaporation ponds from brine taken from underground reservoirs.

Reuters | May 11, 2023 | 10:36 am

American Lithium unit gets green light to explore new area in Peru

The new exploration will allow the firm to expand its…

Reuters | May 11, 2023 | 10:18 am

Ivanhoe Electric buys private land by copper project in Arizona

The company is saying it will buy 6,205 acres of…

MINING.COM Editor | May 11, 2023 | 9:35 am

China’s GEM to build a $500m joint nickel project in Indonesia

The project, sited in Indonesia Morowali Industrial Park, will produce…

Reuters | May 11, 2023 | 8:18 am

Head of new lithium giant building supply chain for Americas

“America-centric is a big differentiator for us with customers, with…

Bloomberg News | May 11, 2023 | 7:57 am

Standard Lithium shares up on raw materials deal with Koch Minerals

It has signed a letter of intent with Koch Minerals & Trading for the purchase of lithium chemical offtake and the procurement of key raw materials.

Staff Writer | January 25, 2022 | 10:49 am

CHARTS: Tesla v Volkswagen v BYD – battery power, lithium, nickel, cobalt use

Most ambitious European automaker and Warren Buffet-backed Chinese EV and battery manufacturer unlapped themselves in 2021, at best.

Frik Els | January 25, 2022 | 10:14 am

BHP, university researchers to explore four-dimensional controls on nickel mineral systems

BHP has partnered with three universities whose research is expected to challenge the current understanding of the nickel mineral system.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 25, 2022 | 5:05 am

Rio Tinto CEO concerned about Serbian PM’s comments on lithium project

Rio is reviewing the legal basis for the decision and could sue Serbia as it tries to salvage the $2.4 billion project.

Reuters | January 24, 2022 | 5:49 pm

2022 – a year of rebalancing for metals and mining

“The most likely outcome is an environment where commodity prices can settle from the extraordinary highs of 2021. But there are plenty of risks to this outlook," says Wood Mackenzie.

Wood Mackenzie | January 24, 2022 | 5:10 pm

Fortune Minerals plans Alberta cobalt refinery

The company says the plant, which it will purchase for C$5.5 million, will significantly reduce the cost of developing its NICO cobalt-gold-bismuth-copper project.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 24, 2022 | 12:28 pm

Lithium price hits ‘ludicrous mode’ as battery metal extends 400% gain

Chinese lithium carbonate prices rose to a fresh record on Monday, as data showed a 35% month-on-month jump in electric-vehicle registrations in December.

Bloomberg News | January 24, 2022 | 8:27 am