Battery Metals Top Stories

Serbia locks lithium deals with the EU amid Jadar’s revival

The country, home to Rio Tinto's Jadar project, inked a series of deals granting EU members exclusive access to Serbian lithium.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 19, 2024 | 6:23 am

German Chancellor defends planned lithium deal with Serbia

Mercedes-Benz and Stellantis are currently in discussions with Serbia’s government…

Bloomberg News | July 18, 2024 | 11:56 am

US has second-longest mine development timeline in the world, S&P Global says

Mines in the US go from discovery to production on…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 18, 2024 | 10:07 am

Australia’s Quantum Graphite receives $300m loan offer from US EXIM Bank

The financing will cover mining and production at Uley mine…

Reuters | July 18, 2024 | 9:13 am

Mercedes, Stellantis in talks to back Serbia’s lithium plans

The carmakers are willing to follow Rio Tinto Group’s investment…

Bloomberg News | July 18, 2024 | 7:12 am

Global nickel market sees 13,400t surplus in January – INSG

The nickel market surplus widened last year to 238,800 tonnes from 103,900 tonnes in 2022.

Reuters | March 21, 2024 | 9:22 am

Brewer’s yeast helps recover metals from e-waste

Researchers have found a way of selectively capturing metals from a waste stream using spent brewer's yeast.

Staff Writer | March 21, 2024 | 6:06 am

France sets end March deadline for New Caledonia nickel deal

Under the proposed deal, the French state would subsidize energy prices alongside local authorities up to 200 million euros a year.

Reuters | March 21, 2024 | 5:49 am

CleanTech Lithium’s pilot plant in Chile starts operations

The first production of eluate was completed in the past week, and it will be shipped to North America.

Staff Writer | March 20, 2024 | 7:53 am

Sigma Lithium receives letter of arbitration from LG Energy Solution

LG Energy alleges that Sigma is in breach of certain provisions in connection to a lithium supply agreement entered in 2021.

Reuters | March 19, 2024 | 3:50 pm

Rio Tinto to invest $350 million in Argentina lithium project

Rio is working to begin production by the end of the year at Rincon.

Reuters | March 19, 2024 | 1:16 pm

US explored adding more cobalt to defence stockpiles

Any increase in cobalt holdings would be aimed at reducing reliance on China, which dominates the processing of the material.

Reuters | March 19, 2024 | 12:11 pm

Column: Albemarle looks to shed more light on lithium pricing

The lithium supply chain is maturing but the metal's pricing seems trapped at the early development stage.

Reuters | March 19, 2024 | 9:51 am

Indonesia issues nickel production quotas for 152.62mt

In 2023, Indonesia produced 193.5 million tonnes of nickel ore.

Reuters | March 19, 2024 | 5:55 am

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