Battery Metals Top Stories

Tribeca sees China tensions powering new green metals bets

Rising geopolitical tensions and the prospect of industrial decoupling are fueling a surge of interest in the processing of energy-transition metals outside China.

Bloomberg News | April 3, 2023 | 7:12 am

Australia’s energy storage capacity needs 10-fold increase by 2050 – report

Rapidly rising energy demand spurred by the ongoing electrification of…

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | April 2, 2023 | 1:11 pm

Australia sees lithium exports matching thermal coal by 2028

Australia sees its booming lithium sector matching thermal coal’s importance…

Bloomberg News | April 2, 2023 | 10:06 am

Biden’s landmark climate bill lures China’s clean energy giants

China’s leading renewables firms are joining the rush to open…

Bloomberg News | April 1, 2023 | 6:55 pm

UN to start taking deep-sea mining applications this July

The decision came after the International Seabed Authority spent the…

Reuters | March 31, 2023 | 3:46 pm

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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