Battery Metals Top Stories

Tianqi to keep fighting for say in SQM lithium deal

Authorities in Chile have been pushing for the state to have a more significant role in managing the country’s lithium resources.

Bloomberg News | September 24, 2024 | 8:02 am

China mining firms partner with Zimbabwe on lithium mine

Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt and Tsingshan Holding Group are defying low…

Bloomberg News | September 24, 2024 | 7:56 am

US backs Australian lithium, rare earths projects for up to $786 million

Anson Resources and American Rare Earths received interest from the…

Reuters | September 23, 2024 | 4:26 pm

Nouveau Monde gears up for Matawinie construction phase 2

The project is expected to generate 97% pure flake graphite…

Staff Writer | September 23, 2024 | 12:10 pm

Ivanhoe Electric unit secures $55 million Chinese investment for vanadium battery business

In addition to forming a JV, Ivanhoe and VRB will…

Staff Writer | September 23, 2024 | 8:45 am

Australia’s Chalice Mining inks deal with Mitsubishi to develop PGE project

The companies will develop the Gonneville PGE-nickel-copper-cobalt project in Western Australia.

Reuters | July 2, 2024 | 3:59 pm

BASF pulls plug on Chile investment plans amid EV slowdown

The German chemicals giant withdrew from initial talks with Vancouver's Wealth Minerals on Tuesday.

Bloomberg News | July 2, 2024 | 10:54 am

India in talks with Africa, Latin America countries for critical mineral blocks

India is also in discussions with Australia for critical minerals.

Reuters | July 2, 2024 | 7:08 am

Rio Tinto in talks to prevent another strike at Oyu Tolgoi

Rio Tinto has said changes to Mongolia’s Labour Law in 2022 had prompted it to recalculate employee salaries.

Staff Writer | July 2, 2024 | 6:33 am

Hedge funds are hoarding cobalt amid battery metal slump

Cobalt futures trading has taken off on CME Group’s Comex exchange, creating a way for traders to hedge their physical positions in the newly liquid futures market.

Bloomberg News | July 1, 2024 | 10:03 am

Lake Resources to cut more than 50% of global workforce

Last week, the lithium developer said that it is laying off staff and selling assets.

Reuters | June 30, 2024 | 3:11 pm

Metals firms ‘confused’ by ESG regulations but hope for future price premium

"There's no unified ESG standard for us to follow," said Bryce Lee, a director at China's Huayou Cobalt.

Reuters | June 30, 2024 | 8:52 am

Argentina is about to unleash a wave of lithium in a global glut

For all the money that’s poured into Argentina’s giant lithium deposits, the country has seen just one new mine come on stream in almost a decade. That’s about to change.

Bloomberg News | June 28, 2024 | 2:54 pm

Ion Storage Systems gets $20m from US DOE to scale up next-gen EV batteries

Funding accelerates the commercialization of ION’s anodeless SSB.

Staff Writer | June 28, 2024 | 1:15 pm

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