Battery Metals Top Stories

Argentina’s lithium pipeline promises ‘white gold’ boom as Chile tightens control

Neighboring Chile last week unveiled plans for a state-led public-private model.

Reuters | April 24, 2023 | 7:19 am

Chile’s lithium nationalization shines light on emerging tech

DLE technologies are designed to extract the metal using filters,…

Reuters | April 24, 2023 | 7:12 am

US-based researchers develop efficient process to transform scrap aluminum into new vehicle parts

A new process reduces more than 50% of the embodied…

Staff Writer | April 24, 2023 | 5:15 am

SQM weighs hard choices in Chile amid $3.7bn share wipeout

SQM, the fertilizer-turned-lithium giant, runs the planet’s biggest and most…

Bloomberg News | April 24, 2023 | 4:31 am

Wyloo tightens grip on nickel explorer Mincor

The miner, owned by Australian billionaire Andrew Forrest, has locked…

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 24, 2023 | 3:30 am

Australia battery metals players eye S. Korea market prospects

The Asian country controls a third of the $46 billion market for electric vehicle batteries.

Reuters | December 14, 2021 | 8:03 am

Li-Cycle boosts capacity for New York EV battery recycling plant

The facility in Rochester will be built to process 35,000 tonnes annually of waste, 40% larger than initially expected.

Reuters | December 14, 2021 | 7:54 am

Noront Resources to negotiate with Wyloo on sweetened offer

Noront didn't say whether its board was changing its recommendation for BHP's offer, but did say it was reviewing Wyloo's latest bid.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 14, 2021 | 6:08 am

Investigation sounds alarm on risks in Congo’s nascent lithium sector

A report by Global Witness states that concessions on and around DRC’s lithium deposits are or were held by or involved people with close business relationships with former President Joseph Kabila.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 14, 2021 | 5:06 am

Nobel winner suggests letting EVs power the grid to go green

Rising adoption of battery-powered transport and the further development of vehicle-to-grid, or V2G, systems -- which allow the two-way flow of electricity -- could offer a potentially better option to store renewable energy.

Bloomberg News | December 13, 2021 | 9:03 am

Forrest reignites battle with BHP group for nickel miner

Billionaire mining magnate Andrew Forrest has boosted its offer to buy out Noront Resources.

Bloomberg News | December 13, 2021 | 7:41 am

USA Rare Earth to produce nearly half of critical minerals in USGS’ updated list

USA Rare Earth said it wants to develop the Round Top project to support a domestic mine-to-magnet supply chain.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 12, 2021 | 1:23 pm

Geothermal brines in California’s Salton Sea could be future source of lithium in the US

A paper by Berkeley Lab scientists states that geothermal brines in the Salton Sea are expected to be a major source of domestic lithium for the United States.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | December 12, 2021 | 10:35 am

Sigma Lithium announces $47 million financing for Grota do Cirilo project

It is expected that leading global investors focused on ESG & sustainability will comprise the majority of the investors in the offering, the company says.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 10, 2021 | 9:25 am

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