Battery Metals Top Stories

US closer to greenlighting ioneer’s Nevada lithium mine

If granted final approval, Rhyolite Ridge would be the first lithium project permitted by the Joe Biden administration.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 19, 2024 | 5:33 am

EV batteries with nickel get boost in China after prices retreat

China’s EV market is offering a tentative challenge to the…

Bloomberg News | September 18, 2024 | 10:08 am

Electra teams with Ontario First Nations investment firm on battery recycling

The effort is focused on selling black mass, made by…

Blair McBride - The Northern Miner | September 18, 2024 | 9:44 am

Giyani secures Botswana’s first manganese mining licence for Kgwakwe Hill

K.Hill will be one of the few battery-grade manganese projects…

Staff Writer | September 18, 2024 | 9:18 am

Germany launches raw materials fund to strengthen supply chains

The German government is launching a $1.1 billion fund for…

Bloomberg News | September 18, 2024 | 8:20 am

US has second-longest mine development timeline in the world, S&P Global says

Mines in the US go from discovery to production on an average of 29 years.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 18, 2024 | 10:07 am

Australia’s Quantum Graphite receives $300m loan offer from US EXIM Bank

The financing will cover mining and production at Uley mine in Australia.

Reuters | July 18, 2024 | 9:13 am

Mercedes, Stellantis in talks to back Serbia’s lithium plans

The carmakers are willing to follow Rio Tinto Group’s investment in the proposed Jadar mine.

Bloomberg News | July 18, 2024 | 7:12 am

Global battery demand to quadruple by 2030 — report

According to Bain & Company, lithium-ion batteries will remain dominant for the foreseeable future.

Staff Writer | July 17, 2024 | 10:26 pm

Boyd, Roosen, Quartermain: It takes grit, invention, luck to make the big time

Mining industry legends discuss the backstories on their multibillion-dollar successes.

Henry Lazenby - The Northern Miner | July 17, 2024 | 3:12 pm

Sodium-ion battery startup sparks lithium alternative

Peak Energy received $55 million in funding to scale up production of sodium-ion batteries that the company is positioning as an alternative to the widely used lithium-ion technology.

Bloomberg News | July 17, 2024 | 12:48 pm

Column: BHP joins the lengthening list of nickel price casualties

Indonesia's nickel production surge is challenging the West's ambitions of diversifying its critical metals supply chains.

Reuters | July 17, 2024 | 8:57 am

Rio Tinto names Shell’s Katie Jackson as new copper chief

Jackson, who is the current president of National Grid Ventures, an energy group, joins Rio Tinto on September 1.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 17, 2024 | 3:33 am

Germany Chancellor plans lithium deal with Serbia after Rio ruling

Olaf Scholz plans to visit Serbia this week to secure supplies of lithium that are critical for the nation’s energy transition and auto industry.

Bloomberg News | July 16, 2024 | 3:32 pm

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