Battery Metals Top Stories

Sayona, Piedmont Lithium restart commercial production at NAL project in Quebec

Sayona is targeting 226,000 tonnes per year of annual lithium concentrate production.

Staff Writer | March 30, 2023 | 9:48 am

South African ex-Treasury boss helms billion-dollar lithium plan

The former head of South Africa’s National Treasury has been…

Bloomberg News | March 30, 2023 | 9:46 am

Merdeka Battery plans to build two nickel HPAL plants

Merdeka Battery will be the second nickel company to launch…

Reuters | March 30, 2023 | 8:04 am

Australia risks losing pole position in critical minerals race

Industry executives are calling for a national strategy to speed…

Reuters | March 30, 2023 | 8:00 am

US plans Tanzania trade boost as Kamala Harris tours Africa

Harris's office highlighted US support for a plan by LifeZone…

Reuters | March 30, 2023 | 7:53 am

Factbox: EV batteries’ major players and their expansion plans

The global auto industry’s shift to electric vehicles has spurred an expansion race among battery makers.

Reuters | October 5, 2021 | 10:14 am

First Cobalt awards refinery contract to Metso Outotec

Commissioning of phase one of First Cobalt’s low-carbon hydrometallurgical refinery is scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2022.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | October 5, 2021 | 9:30 am

India asks Coal India to invest in electric vehicles, charging pods

The federal government-controlled miner has already announced plans to invest in solar wafer manufacturing and power generation.

Reuters | October 4, 2021 | 8:12 am

Sayona Mining raises $72.5m to buy lithium project in Canada

Miners are racing to raise money and expand projects, with global demand for the electric-vehicle battery metal set to soar in the coming decade.

Reuters | October 4, 2021 | 7:51 am

Bacanora Lithium says Sonora project safe from Mexico reforms

President López Obrador last week submitted proposed reforms, which include keeping future lithium extraction in the hands of the State.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 4, 2021 | 7:18 am

How Life Cycle Assessments can enhance ‘green’ mining techniques

Britain-based researchers say ‘cradle to grave’ evaluation at the outset of new metal mining explorations can mitigate against negative environmental impacts.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | October 4, 2021 | 6:06 am

BHP inks nickel supply deal with Toyota-Panasonic battery venture

The collaboration with Japan’s Prime Planet Energy & Solutions seeks the creation of "a green electric vehicle ecosystem."

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 4, 2021 | 3:42 am

NMC to remain the dominant EV battery cathode type until 2030 – report

Fitch expects the NMC chemistry to remain dominant, owing to the superior energy density of high-nickel variations, which improve vehicle range and charging speeds.

MINING.com Editor | October 3, 2021 | 2:58 pm

The king of oil bets on batteries for a green world

Once one of the world's most powerful oil traders, Alex Beard is now raising money to build a portfolio of strategic battery sites across the UK.

Reuters | October 1, 2021 | 12:13 pm

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