Battery Metals Top Stories

NextSource’s Molo graphite mine in Madagascar enters commissioning phase

During the first phase, the Molo mine will initially produce approximately 17,000 tonnes of flake graphite concentrate per year.

Staff Writer | March 23, 2023 | 9:02 am

Unions balk at Biden plan for mineral trade deals with EU, Japan

Unions, including the United Auto Workers, worry that providing concessions…

Bloomberg News | March 23, 2023 | 7:50 am

Harita Nickel said to weigh top-end pricing for Indonesian IPO

Harita operates the country’s first high-pressure acid leaching smelter on…

Bloomberg News | March 23, 2023 | 7:42 am

Top ten lithium financings of 2022

Explosion of exploration for lithium around the world.

Nicholas LePan | March 22, 2023 | 2:26 pm

Albemarle to build $1.3 billion lithium plant in South Carolina

Lithium miner chose Chester County as the location for a …

Reuters | March 22, 2023 | 1:11 pm

Home: Shanghai squeeze revitalises flagging nickel market

Shanghai's stainless steel contract, closely watched by Chinese nickel players, hit its own life-of-contract high last month.

Reuters | September 9, 2021 | 8:47 am

Conservation body calls for global moratorium on deep-sea mining

Environment officials and campaigners have called for a global moratorium on deep-sea mining and on issuing new exploration contracts unless marine ecosystems can be effectively protected.

Reuters | September 8, 2021 | 10:25 pm

Li-Cycle to build EV battery recycling plant in Alabama

The facility, to be built in Tuscaloosa, aims to tap into an increased focus from EV and cathode manufacturers across the US Southeast.

Reuters | September 8, 2021 | 3:01 pm

Albemarle says Chile output on track despite strike

The 135-member “Albemarle Salar” union, which the company said comprises about half the workers at its Salar plant, went on strike in August.

Reuters | September 8, 2021 | 7:51 am

Vale Indonesia eyes 2026 completion for nickel HPAL plant

The plant in Pomalaa, in Southeast Sulawesi province, is expected to produce 40,000 tonnes of mixed sulphide precipitate.

Reuters | September 8, 2021 | 7:44 am

German researchers develop record-breaking lithium metal cell

A new lithium metal battery offers extremely high energy density of 560 watt-hours per kilogram.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | September 8, 2021 | 5:06 am

BHP inks exploration deal with Gates and Bezos-backed KoBold Metals

The world’s largest miner will use artificial intelligence tools developed by KoBold, a start-up backed by a coalition of billionaires.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 8, 2021 | 3:55 am

Noront receives official Wyloo offer, trumping BHP bid

The success of either bid will put high-profile Ring of Fire nickel asset in Australian hands.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 7, 2021 | 10:29 am

BMW orders up $24 billion of batteries as EV demand grows

The German carmaker now has contracts for more than 20 billion euros of batteries, up from 12 billion euros previously.

Bloomberg News | September 6, 2021 | 10:42 am

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