Battery Metals Top Stories

Cobalt’s battery-powered boom has turned to bust

While automotive usage is still rising, there’s been a sharp drop-off in buying from Chinese electronics.

Bloomberg News | February 9, 2023 | 4:53 am

Future Mexican lithium tie-ups must give govt majority stake: LitioMx CEO

President Lopez Obrador created LitioMX, formally known as Litio Para…

Reuters | February 9, 2023 | 4:20 am

Africa gears up to keep more of the profits from lithium boom

Lithium-rich countries, including Zimbabwe and Namibia, are trying to develop…

Reuters | February 9, 2023 | 4:14 am

Pilbara Minerals in very early stages of considering M&A

Speculation has grown that Canada's Patriot Battery Metals may be…

Reuters | February 9, 2023 | 3:59 am

Cobalt from artisanal mines key to global output, study says

Congo accounts for nearly 70% of global cobalt supply artisanal…

Bloomberg News | February 8, 2023 | 8:41 am

Piedmont, Sayona complete Canadian lithium miner buy

Acquisition is part of the company's plan to create a potential lithium production hub in the Abitibi region of Quebec.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 30, 2021 | 8:46 am

Tesla needs to perform delicate balancing act when it comes to lithium mining — expert

Tesla has to balance increasing demand for EVs and the fact that stakeholders want every step of the process of building a car to be respectful towards the environment and communities.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | August 29, 2021 | 11:34 am

US judge set to rule on Native American request to block Nevada lithium mine

Federal judge will rule by Sept. 3 on whether to grant a request to temporarily block Lithium Americas from excavating at Thacker Pass.

Reuters | August 27, 2021 | 2:45 pm

How Afghanistan’s $1 trillion mining wealth sold the war

US media regurgitates a 2010 New York Times frontpage story on Afghanistan’s mineral riches based on a secret Pentagon memo and a 1977 Soviet geologic map.

Frik Els | August 27, 2021 | 12:19 pm