The battery minerals trade agreement would allow European companies to take advantage of generous US tax credits for electric vehicles.

The Cosmos project was acquired by IGO as part of its acquisition of Western Areas.

The US Department of Defense plans to develop a program to estimate prices and predict supplies of nickel, cobalt and other critical minerals.

Two of China’s biggest lithium companies became the latest miners to issue stark warnings over the health of the battery metal industry.

The specialty miner also reported a record output from its rotary kiln electric furnace projects.

Production from Greenbushes in Western Australia is likely to be reduced as sales drop and inventories rise.