Volt Lithium starts field unit testing in TexasThe unit will be capable of processing over 200,000 liters of oilfield brine per day, a twofold increase from Volt's previous processing capacity.Staff Writer | August 26, 2024 | 8:52 am
Congo wants Trafigura partner Chemaf’s deal with Norinco haltedChemaf put itself up for sale last year due to…Reuters | August 26, 2024 | 6:50 am
Pilbara Minerals’ annual profit falls on weaker lithium pricesThe lithium miner posted underlying profit after tax of A$318…Reuters | August 25, 2024 | 4:02 pm
The world needs more batteries — but not this many By 2025, the global battery industry will be able to produce more than five times as many cells as the world will need, BNEF forecasts. Bloomberg News | June 12, 2024 | 7:58 am
South Korea, Kazakhstan sign minerals deals as Seoul moves to diversify supply chain Stable supply of critical minerals is considered crucial, as South Korea lacks natural resources. Reuters | June 12, 2024 | 7:30 am
Indonesia nickel firm in talks with Glencore ahead of 2025 listing The company is in talks to secure a stake sale to Glencore ahead of the listing as Ceria sets out to build an $8 billion nickel complex. Reuters | June 12, 2024 | 7:25 am
Green Battery, Volt Carbon to jointly develop Quebec graphite project The two aim to produce the key commodity used in lithium-ion batteries and processing it without needing water, chemicals or reagents. Cecilia Jamasmie | June 12, 2024 | 3:45 am
Aclara pivots permitting strategy at rare earth project in Chile The company has decided to "split" the project by submitting two separate EIAs that collectively cover the full life of the project. Staff Writer | June 11, 2024 | 10:05 am
Indonesia considers terminating permits for some nickel pig iron production The world's biggest nickel producer is experiencing a rapid depletion of ore after a surge in downstream investment. Reuters | June 11, 2024 | 7:48 am
AI helps quickly develop rare earth-free permanent magnet MagNex is a new rare earth-free permanent magnet that can be produced at 20% of the material cost of existing REEs magnets. Staff Writer | June 11, 2024 | 6:06 am
Electra gets Canadian gov’t funding for critical minerals recycling project The company is accelerating the next phase of its recycling project to demonstrate that its hydrometallurgical black mass process is scalable, profitable, and can be implemented at other locations. Staff Writer | June 10, 2024 | 10:16 am
Ditching noble metals improves efficiency of zinc-air batteries A new metal-nitrogen-carbon catalyst for zinc-air batteries has proven to outperform noble metal catalysts. Staff Writer | June 10, 2024 | 6:06 am