Battery Metals Top Stories

Huayou starts trial production at Zimbabwe lithium mine, invests in Namibian project

The Arcadia mine is expected to produce 50,000 tonnes of lithium carbonate equivalent lithium concentrate.

Reuters | March 22, 2023 | 7:45 am

Eurobattery Minerals ups stake in Hautalampi nickel-cobalt-copper project in Finland

The announcement comes a day after the company released the…

Staff Writer | March 21, 2023 | 12:30 pm

Study shows seafloor cobalt, nickel mining dramatically lowers battery metals environmental impact

Benchmark's lifecycle assessment of The Metals Co’s Pacific Ocean project…

Frik Els | March 21, 2023 | 10:55 am

E3 Lithium expands resource of Bashaw, Canada’s largest brine project

The sprawling Bashaw district between Calgary and Edmonton now hosts…

Staff Writer | March 21, 2023 | 10:54 am

Lithium prices in China halve in just four months

Lithium supply is heading for a major increase this year…

Bloomberg News | March 21, 2023 | 8:02 am

Congo copper sales increase 10% in H1, cobalt up 15%

Exports and local sales of copper stood at 871,956 tonnes, while sales of cobalt were recorded at 44,654 tonnes.

Reuters | August 31, 2021 | 7:19 am

Scientists ‘stretch’ li-ion batteries storage capacity, lifespan

Researchers at the University of Southern California propose introducing “stretch” into battery materials so they can be cycled repeatedly without structural fatigue.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | August 31, 2021 | 6:06 am

Piedmont, Sayona complete Canadian lithium miner buy

Acquisition is part of the company's plan to create a potential lithium production hub in the Abitibi region of Quebec.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 30, 2021 | 8:46 am

Tesla needs to perform delicate balancing act when it comes to lithium mining — expert

Tesla has to balance increasing demand for EVs and the fact that stakeholders want every step of the process of building a car to be respectful towards the environment and communities.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | August 29, 2021 | 11:34 am

US judge set to rule on Native American request to block Nevada lithium mine

Federal judge will rule by Sept. 3 on whether to grant a request to temporarily block Lithium Americas from excavating at Thacker Pass.

Reuters | August 27, 2021 | 2:45 pm

How Afghanistan’s $1 trillion mining wealth sold the war

US media regurgitates a 2010 New York Times frontpage story on Afghanistan’s mineral riches based on a secret Pentagon memo and a 1977 Soviet geologic map.

Frik Els | August 27, 2021 | 12:19 pm