Battery Metals Top Stories

Lomiko’s Quebec graphite project faces uphill battle in cottage country

Lomiko said government officials weren’t giving the company a chance for consultation and permitting through economic and proposed feasibility studies.

Colin McClelland - The Northern Miner | September 30, 2024 | 11:14 am

Investors’ allocation to metals sector seen growing

Some investors who already have energy transition equities in their…

Reuters | September 30, 2024 | 10:27 am

Sinomine says it will build lithium sulfate plant in Zimbabwe

The company's Zimbabwean unit plans to build a $500 million…

Bloomberg News | September 30, 2024 | 10:01 am

Savannah Resources delays start of Portuguese lithium production to 2027

Savannah said it now expects to deliver its definitive feasibility…

Reuters | September 30, 2024 | 9:46 am

Tsingshan cuts Indonesian nickel output due to tight ore supplies

Delays to issuing quotas has slowed the rapid expansion of…

Reuters | September 30, 2024 | 7:39 am

Europe needs way to price critical minerals independently of China, group says

Oversupply and weak prices of materials such as lithium, cobalt and rare earths are dampening cash flows of Western start-ups.

Reuters | July 15, 2024 | 6:55 am

Seabed mining regulator meets amid mounting pressure for code

Meeting is considered pivotal for the UN body, expected to finalize its decade-long effort to enact regulations by 2025.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 15, 2024 | 4:05 am

Liontown signs new deal to supply spodumene to China

The short-term deal is to ship 100,000 dry metric tonnes of spodumene concentrate to Beijing Sinomine over 10 months.

Reuters | July 14, 2024 | 3:37 pm

Indonesian onslaught wipes out Australia’s nickel industry

BHP’s Nickel West suspension could mark the death knell for Australia’s nickel sector and has widespread ramifications.

Kristie Batten | July 14, 2024 | 8:59 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

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