Battery Metals Top Stories

Tsingshan says Argentina lithium plan with Eramet to total $1.7 billion

China's top nickel producer urged the Argentinian government to introduce more policies and measures related to investment.

Reuters | June 1, 2023 | 7:26 am

Global production of critical metals unlikely to meet EU demand

Researchers say metal shortage could put the brakes on the…

Staff Writer | June 1, 2023 | 5:15 am

Renewable energy capacity to hit record growth in 2023 – IEA

Renewable power capacity is expected to jump by 107 gigawatts…

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 1, 2023 | 5:06 am

Argentina says Chinese miner latest to bet big on lithium riches

Tibet Summit Resources plans to develop a pair of lithium…

Reuters | May 31, 2023 | 12:52 pm

Zimbabwe presses miners to produce battery-grade lithium locally

The southern African country said it could impose a tax…

Reuters | May 31, 2023 | 10:01 am

Mechanism that promotes record high hydride ion conductivity advances hydrogen storage systems

An element commonly classified as rare earth is being used to advance energy storage systems.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 30, 2022 | 8:15 am

Tesla’s not working on that $25,000 car – here’s why

R.I.P. Model 2.

Frik Els | January 28, 2022 | 12:13 pm

Lithium prices surge on EV demand from China

Global EV sales were on track to hit 6.3 million units in 2021—nearly double the total of 2020.

Visual Capitalist - Elements | January 27, 2022 | 3:58 pm

LG Energy Solution becomes S.Korea’s No.2 firm in stellar stock debut

The convincing debut sets the stage for what analysts expect to be another bumper year for Korean initial public offerings (IPO).

Reuters | January 27, 2022 | 3:13 pm

Add another 1m tonnes to annual copper demand from EVs

2021 saw a surge in new electrodeposited copper foil manufacturing capacity – just one use leading to a 5-fold increase in copper demand from EVs over the next decade.

Frik Els | January 27, 2022 | 3:09 pm

Musk’s bets on Tesla: human-like robots and self-driving cars

Tesla's most important products in 2022 and next year will not be cars, CEO Elon Musk said on Wednesday.

Reuters | January 27, 2022 | 3:50 am

Tianqi Lithium returns to annual profit thanks to battery boom

Chinese lithium carbonate prices have been on a tear, jumping by almost a third this year after surging more than 400% in 2021.

Bloomberg News | January 26, 2022 | 10:09 pm

Japanese researchers develop high energy density lithium-air battery

Scientists believe the devices have the potential to be the ultimate rechargeable batteries, with theoretical energy densities several times that of currently available lithium-ion batteries.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 26, 2022 | 6:06 am

Glencore, Managem to produce cobalt from recycled batteries

The companies have partnered up to extract cobalt, lithium carbonate and nickel hydroxide from recycled battery materials.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 26, 2022 | 3:49 am

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