Battery Metals Top Stories

Glencore CEO’s first big move: chasing mining’s toughest prize

The bitter Teck-Glencore brawl is headed for a potential climax this week.

Bloomberg News | April 23, 2023 | 12:15 pm

Argentina plans to produce 200,000 tonnes of lithium by 2025

Argentina expects lithium exports to reach $5.6 billion by 2025…

Staff Writer | April 23, 2023 | 11:56 am

Russian billionaires see wealth rise to over half a trillion dollars

Vladimir Potanin, president and biggest shareholder of Nornickel, was ranked…

Reuters | April 22, 2023 | 8:09 pm

Top stocks plummet after Chile brings lithium industry under state control

Shares in the world’s top two lithium producers are tanking…

Frik Els | April 21, 2023 | 10:26 am

Tianqi drops bid for Essential Metals as M&A heats up

Tianqi dropped its $91 million plan to buy Essential after…

Bloomberg News | April 21, 2023 | 8:01 am

Miners face talent crunch as electric vehicles charge up metals demand

Enrollment in US mining engineering programs dropped 46% between 2015 and 2020.

Reuters | December 10, 2021 | 7:51 am

Li-ion battery recycling may not take off before 2030 — report

According to Wood Mackenzie, new entrants into the battery recycling space should be cautious when looking at bullish expectations for the sector.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 10, 2021 | 5:00 am

Vulcan Energy buys German geothermal plant to power lithium extraction

The plant, located at Insheim, is capable of producing a maximum of 4.8 megawatts of renewable power.

Reuters | December 9, 2021 | 3:21 pm

Five charts ask if mining is in a supercycle, one screams no

The green energy transition necessitate massive new investments in mining, but how does today’s boom stack up to the aughts?

Frik Els | December 9, 2021 | 1:19 pm

MP Materials enters rare earth magnet supply deal with GM, to build factory in Texas

MP will develop a 200,000 sqft. greenfield metal, alloy and NdFeB magnet manufacturing facility in Fort Worth.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 9, 2021 | 9:35 am

Noram Lithium PEA places Zeus project in Nevada at $1.29bn NPV

Production over life of mine (LOM) would reach 245.4 million tonnes, averaging 1,093 ppm Li.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 8, 2021 | 9:20 am

Lithium extraction company Vulcan adds VW to customer line-up

The binding purchase agreement with Volkswagen for lithium extracted from Germany's Upper Rhine Valley region has an initial term of five years.

Reuters | December 7, 2021 | 11:38 pm

Australia exploration at 7-year high on clean energy metals push

Spending was A$877 million ($618 million) in the three months to Sept. 30, up from A$666 million in the June quarter.

Bloomberg News | December 7, 2021 | 2:55 pm

Sigma Lithium kicks off construction of largest hard rock project in the Americas

The miner has begun building the production plant foundation and infrastructure for its Grota do Cirilo lithium project in Brazil.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 7, 2021 | 6:32 am

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