Battery Metals Top Stories

Summit Nanotech ready to scale up direct lithium extraction technology

Canada’s Summit Nanotech is opening a facility in Chile with the goal to scale up its denaLi direct lithium extraction technology.

Staff Writer | April 21, 2023 | 6:06 am

Chile to nationalize its lithium industry

The policy sets up a public-private model in which the…

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 21, 2023 | 3:41 am

Codelco in early talks with prospective partners for northern Chile lithium venture

As it wraps up an exploration program this year at…

Bloomberg News | April 20, 2023 | 1:53 pm

Visualizing global EV production in 2022, by brand

This graphic explores the latest EV production data for 2022,…

Visual Capitalist - Elements | April 20, 2023 | 11:27 am

Lithium exploration in Canada – in charts

According to Mining Intelligence data, there are 409 active lithium…

Alisha Hiyate | April 20, 2023 | 11:00 am

Researchers develop anti-ageing chemistry to overcome next-gen lithium battery decay

Researchers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences mimicked natural processes to stop the chemical degradation of electrolytes in high-voltage lithium batteries.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | November 28, 2021 | 7:08 am

Cobalt prices supported in 2021, expected to fall in 2022 — report

S&P Global Market Intelligence says cobalt prices are expected to fall 8.3% in 2022 on supply growth and the easing of supply chain bottlenecks.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | November 26, 2021 | 6:06 am

More than $2 trillion investment needed to meet IEA hydrogen targets

2030 seen as a pivotal year for hydrogen competition.

Henry Lazenby | November 26, 2021 | 2:58 am

After shaking up nickel, China’s Tsingshan sets sights on lithium

Predominantly a stainless steel maker, the company came out of nowhere to become the world's top nickel producer in 2018 thanks to its pioneering use of low-grade nickel pig iron.

Reuters | November 25, 2021 | 9:14 pm

China’s Weiming to invest in $400 million Indonesia nickel matte project

Weiming is based in Wenzhou in China's Zhejiang province, the same city that is home to top global nickel producer Tsingshan Holding Group.

Reuters | November 25, 2021 | 7:39 am

Cornish Lithium gets $24 million to develop UK assets

TechMet’s funding is the first institutional investment in Cornish Lithium, which has previously used crowdfunding to raise new capital.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 25, 2021 | 6:43 am

How Congo could become low-cost, low-emissions producer of battery materials – report

According to BloombergNEF, the DRC could leverage its cobalt resources and hydroelectric power to become a low-cost and low-emissions producer of lithium-ion battery cathode precursor materials.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | November 25, 2021 | 5:05 am

Cobalt-rich Congo tries to push into battery manufacturing

Congo mines around two-thirds of the world's cobalt, an ingredient in lithium-ion batteries.

Reuters | November 24, 2021 | 11:01 am

BHP extends Noront bid deadline again amid talks with Wyloo

Norton shareholders now have until December 14 to accept or reject BHP's takeover offer, while talks with Wyloo progress.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 24, 2021 | 10:50 am

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