Battery Metals Top Stories

Volkswagen to partner on Indonesia EV battery ecosystem

Automaker aims to build an EV battery ecosystem and will partner with Vale, Ford and Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt.

Reuters | April 17, 2023 | 7:38 am

Tanzania signs $667 million deals for rare earth and graphite projects

Deals are part of the president's drive to fast-track negotiations…

Reuters | April 17, 2023 | 7:34 am

New battery recycling system allows for 70% lithium recovery

A new recycling system allows for recovering 70% of lithium…

Staff Writer | April 17, 2023 | 5:30 am

EU’s Dombrovskis sees some progress on steel, battery minerals talks with US

EU's top trade official said there has been progress on…

Reuters | April 14, 2023 | 1:35 pm

Canada ready to become critical minerals provider, says minister

Canada has critical minerals cooperation agreements with Japan, the US…

Reuters | April 14, 2023 | 7:53 am

New road paves the way for Canada’s first primary cobalt mine

Fortune Minerals said that the soon-to-be-open Tlicho all-season road is a key enabler for its NICO cobalt-gold-bismuth-copper project.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | November 7, 2021 | 6:39 am

Tesla to open Canada battery gear factory in Markham, Ontario

In 2019, the electric carmaker acquired Canada-based Hibar, which manufactures pumps used in fast-speed battery assembly that Tesla is introducing for its new 4680 cells.

Reuters | November 5, 2021 | 11:47 am

New UK magnet factory for EVs should copy Chinese playbook

A British magnet factory could be built by 2024 and eventually produce 2,000 tonnes a year of rare earth magnets, enough to supply about 1 million EVs.

Reuters | November 5, 2021 | 7:53 am

A squeeze on lithium has top producer ‘going as fast as we can’

Albemarle plans to start sales from a new plant in Chile early 2022 and from an expansion in Western Australia around the middle of the year.

Bloomberg News | November 4, 2021 | 5:04 pm

Sherritt plans to expand Cuban nickel mine

The plan calls for a multi-phased approach, and work will include a new slurry preparation plant and expansion of other circuits at the mill.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 4, 2021 | 11:35 am

The commodity boom is starting to push battery prices higher

It’s not just car buyers that may feel the pinch.

Bloomberg News | November 4, 2021 | 10:29 am

Volkswagen CEO says Tesla factory will threaten German jobs

Herbert Diess told workers to brace for a deeper overhaul when Tesla starts ramping up production at its first European factory next year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 4, 2021 | 7:03 am

Visualizing copper demand for renewables

As the world moves towards alternative energy sources, copper will remain in high demand.

Visual Capitalist | November 3, 2021 | 10:21 pm

Auto industry’s challenges hold up net-zero progress despite growing EV sales

The auto industry may well be phasing out the internal combustion engine and EV sales are taking off, but that doesn’t mean the path to zero-emission driving will be easy.

Bloomberg News | November 3, 2021 | 11:56 am

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