Battery Metals Top Stories

SPC Nickel enters agreement with Vale to consolidate deposits in Sudbury camp

SPC believes that the West Graham and Crean Hill 3 deposits constitute the eastern and western portions of a large, near-surface nickel-copper sulphide deposit.

Staff Writer | January 24, 2023 | 6:09 am

Argentinian lawyers call for annulment of provincial lithium law

The Argentine Institute of Mining Law is calling for the…

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | January 22, 2023 | 11:52 am

The risks of plundering the periodic table

Humans have been squeezing the periodic table for over a…

Staff Writer | January 22, 2023 | 5:55 am

Nornickel management proposes 76% dividend cut

Nornickel has proposed slashing its annual dividend for 2022 to $1.5…

Reuters | January 21, 2023 | 12:13 pm

American Lithium’s 51% stock bounce has CEO upbeat on year

American Lithium’s stock is experiencing a dramatic revival following its…

Bloomberg News | January 20, 2023 | 8:35 am

Tesla’s lithium extraction patent catches miners’ attention

The EV manufacturer filed a patent for a process that allows for the selective extraction of lithium from clay minerals.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 16, 2021 | 6:07 am

UK electric car battery startup now considering London listing

Britishvolt's decision on whether to list in London or New York will be made within three months.

Bloomberg News | July 15, 2021 | 10:42 am

Copper price up on hopes of further monetary easing in China

Another commodities supercycle is on the horizon and China’s dominance of renewables value chains will be key, said Wood Mackenzie.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 15, 2021 | 9:10 am

UK fraud unit finds alleged bribe network behind cobalt hub

Prosecutors have told Swiss authorities they have proof of an alleged money-laundering ring spanning from Africa to Europe.

Bloomberg News | July 15, 2021 | 8:29 am

Jiangxi Copper to invest $1.8bn in making foil for batteries

Company plans to start producing copper foil by end of 2023.

Reuters | July 15, 2021 | 7:59 am

Redox flow battery market expected to become multi-billion by 2031 – report

IDTechEx paints an optimistic picture of what the redox flow battery market may look like in the next decade.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 15, 2021 | 6:11 am

GRAPHIC: Metals recycling to be a key plank for cutting emissions

Analysts at Wood Mackenzie estimate an additional 360 million tonnes of aluminum, 90 million tonnes of copper and 30 million tonnes of nickel will be needed over the next 20 years.

Reuters | July 14, 2021 | 10:33 pm

First Cobalt advancing work at refinery, hydromet plant

The project is on schedule for commissioning in the fourth quarter of 2022.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | July 14, 2021 | 12:59 pm

Copper mining is Opec on crack, so why is the price falling?

Half the world’s copper mining is controlled by just three countries, and China alone refines 40% of the metal central to the green energy transition away from fossil fuels.

Frik Els | July 13, 2021 | 1:47 pm

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