Battery Metals Top Stories

UK university, Bolivian government join forces to boost lithium industry

The initiative backs Bolivia’s ambition to provide 40% of the world’s supply of lithium by 2030.

Staff Writer | January 25, 2023 | 6:06 am

American Lithium buys back royalty on TLC project in Nevada

The TLC property is host to a near-surface lithium claystone…

Staff Writer | January 24, 2023 | 9:17 am

EU metals industry urges aid to rival US green energy package

French President Emmanuel Macron called for an EU package amounting…

Bloomberg News | January 24, 2023 | 8:24 am

Albemarle calls for high lithium prices to fuel EV industry growth

"There's significant supply coming on, but the demand growth is…

Reuters | January 24, 2023 | 8:03 am

Indonesia’s FDI jumps in 2022, led by mineral processing

Indonesia's foreign direct investment surged 44.2% on a yearly basis…

Reuters | January 24, 2023 | 7:52 am

Home: Stainless steel strength and supply hits reinforce nickel price

Nickel's current revival has very little to do with either Indonesia or battery demand.

Reuters | July 21, 2021 | 7:04 am

Volkswagen battery electric vehicle deliveries nearly triple in H1

Deliveries were mostly driven by demand in Europe, which last week unveiled an effective end date for new combustion engine cars.

Reuters | July 20, 2021 | 10:32 am

In push to supply Tesla, Piedmont Lithium irks North Carolina neighbors

Company last autumn signed a deal to supply US electric automaker Tesla Inc with lithium sourced from its deposits in North Carolina.

Reuters | July 20, 2021 | 7:32 am

EV Metal Index quadruples year-on-year as lithium, nickel prices rally

MINING.COM’s tracker of the value of battery metals in newly sold electric cars surges from pandemic lows, grows 18% month-month as lithium and nickel prices resume upward march.

MINING.com Editor | July 19, 2021 | 2:10 pm

China frictions steer electric automakers away from rare earth magnets

As tensions mount between China and the US, automakers are trying to reduce their reliance on permanent magnets.

Reuters | July 19, 2021 | 7:41 am

Vulcan Energy signs lithium hydroxide supply deal with LG Chem unit

It is the first deal of its kind for Vulcan's project in Germany, and would account for a quarter of total output once the project is fully ramped up from 2026.

Reuters | July 18, 2021 | 8:40 pm

Dawn of a mining supercycle. Are you taking the fizz?

MINING.COM takes issue with a new white paper by Wood Mackenzie forecasting the varying impacts of the green energy transition on metals and mining demand.

Frik Els | July 16, 2021 | 5:18 pm