Battery Metals Top Stories

Sibanye considers sourcing nickel for French plant from New Caledonia’s Prony

Sibanye-Stillwater said it is studying New Caledonia's Prony Resources as a potential source for nickel.

Reuters | September 17, 2024 | 7:25 am

Winsome Resources confirms Canadian lithium project’s potential

Repurposing existing infrastructure at the past-producing Renard diamond mine seems…

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 17, 2024 | 3:29 am

CarbonScape picks site for biographite production demo plant

CarbonScape is developing a low-cost and carbon-negative biographite made from…

Staff Writer | September 16, 2024 | 8:02 am

Metals-rich Kazakhstan seeks niche in battery supply chain

The country is issuing hundreds of new exploration licenses to…

Reuters | September 13, 2024 | 7:22 am

Ghana anxious lithium price slump will derail maiden project

In 2023, the country granted a 15-year lease to Atlantic…

Reuters | September 13, 2024 | 7:18 am

Column: After another boom and bust, where next for lithium?

There was a similar boom-bust cycle in 2016-2017 but the difference this time is that no-one seems to be expecting a speedy recovery.

Reuters | July 14, 2024 | 8:35 am

Congo offers own cobalt from joint ventures for first time

Gecamines has requested bids for the firm’s portion of cobalt output from CMOC Group’s giant Tenke Fungurume mine.

Bloomberg News | July 12, 2024 | 8:22 am

Weak market for critical minerals seen dampening Western efforts to counter China

Lithium price has tumbled by more than 80% since the beginning of 2023.

Reuters | July 12, 2024 | 7:15 am

Zinnwald lithium project is now Europe’s 3rd largest

Zinnwald now expects to churn out 16,000tpa to 18,000tpa of battery grade lithium at the project in Germany — a 50% increase.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 12, 2024 | 6:41 am

Chilean lithium to be eligible for US tax break

The IRA requires a certain percentage of the critical metals in the battery come from the US or a country with which it has a free trade agreement.

Reuters | July 11, 2024 | 2:38 pm

Chinese deep-sea mining vehicle reaches 4,000m depth in trial run

The "Kaituo 2" successfully completed an experiment in the Pacific Ocean that demonstrated technological advances China has made in the field of deep-sea mining.

Staff Writer | July 11, 2024 | 12:14 pm

Savannah sees potential to expand Barroso lithium project in Portugal

Barroso is slated to be Western Europe's largest spodumene lithium mine.

Staff Writer | July 11, 2024 | 10:11 am

Serbian top court clears path for Rio Tinto’s Jadar lithium project

Serbian top court ruled on Thursday that the government's decision in 2022 to revoke Rio's permit for the project was unconstitutional.

Staff Writer | July 11, 2024 | 9:41 am

International Battery Metals begins commercial operations at DLE plant in Utah

The company said this is the first time lithium has been produced using the only modular such plant installed at a brine resource in the world.

Staff Writer | July 11, 2024 | 9:04 am

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