Battery Metals Top Stories

The Metals Company advances commercial-scale processing of deep-sea nodules

TMC and its partner PAMCO have produced approximately 500 tonnes of calcine during the first phase of a commercial-scale campaign.

Staff Writer | September 9, 2024 | 9:38 am

SQM taps into Namibia lithium riches through Andrada deal

The Chilean lithium stroke a three-stage earn-in deal with South…

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 9, 2024 | 7:39 am

Australia should address miners’ concerns, industry group says

There are growing tensions between Prime Minister Albanese’s center-left government…

Bloomberg News | September 9, 2024 | 6:59 am

China sets up Beijing-backed lithium group to tap salt lakes

Minmetals Corp. will take control of a province-backed lithium company…

Bloomberg News | September 9, 2024 | 6:54 am

Syrah Resources’ losses deepen as China glut hits graphite demand

Syrah said it had not sold any graphite to China…

Reuters | September 9, 2024 | 6:47 am

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

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