Battery Metals Top Stories

Firebird Metals farms out early-stage manganese projects in Australia

Macro Metals will take over work at the Wandanya, Disraeli and Midgengadge manganese projects located in the Eastern Pilbara region.

Staff Writer | July 23, 2024 | 10:24 am

Scientists discover ‘dark oxygen’ being produced by seabed metals

Researchers sampled the seabed of the Clarion-Clapperton Zone to assess…

Staff Writer | July 23, 2024 | 9:37 am

Lifezone produces first metal from Kabanga nickel project in Tanzania

This milestone marks the first metal production from Kabanga since…

Staff Writer | July 23, 2024 | 8:50 am

Vale Base Metals appoints mining veteran Shaun Usmar as CEO

Usmar has more than 30 years of industry experience, with…

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 23, 2024 | 3:49 am

Western miners push for higher metals prices to ward off Chinese rivals

Industry leaders have pushed for two pricing structures for several…

Reuters | July 22, 2024 | 8:10 am

A leadership battle is brewing at deep sea mining’s regulatory body

The choice of the International Seabed Authority's next secretary-general could have significant economic and environmental consequences for deep sea mining.

Bloomberg News | May 6, 2024 | 2:41 pm

Battery developer backed by Paulson, Gates files for bankruptcy

Ambri was founded in 2010 by two researchers who developed a “liquid metal” battery while at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Bloomberg News | May 6, 2024 | 10:26 am

Scientists say new ‘water battery’ can hold more energy than lithium cells

The iodine and bromine-based aqueous battery showed an energy density of 1200 watt-hours per liter, surpassing the 700Wh/L of non-aqueous lithium batteries.

Staff Writer | May 6, 2024 | 10:24 am

Nickel 28 fires founders on ‘serious misconduct’ that they deny

The company removed CEO Milewski and other executives, citing evidence that the management team had breached their duties and repeatedly lacked judgment.

Bloomberg News | May 6, 2024 | 8:46 am

Codelco: SQM lithium talks on track, but much still to resolve

SQM has been in talks with Codelco since last year over a potential partnership to mine the key battery metal.

Reuters | May 6, 2024 | 8:24 am

Eramine Sudamerica joins Argentine lithium race with Salta plant

The group, owned by Eramet and Tsingshan, is set to inaugurate its first lithium carbonate plant in the northern Argentine province of Salta.

Reuters | May 6, 2024 | 7:02 am

Automakers win extension on use of Chinese graphite in EV tax credits

The US Treasury Department gave automakers additional flexibility on battery mineral requirements for EV tax credits on some minerals from China, such as graphite.

Reuters | May 3, 2024 | 7:42 am