The next big battery material squeeze is old batteriesIt could take 15 years or more for old batteries to eventually arrive at recycling plants.Bloomberg News | September 1, 2022 | 8:12 am
Ford asks US gov’t to speed up mining permitsFord says it takes up to 10 years to complete permitting…Cecilia Jamasmie | August 31, 2022 | 9:33 am
Tesla’s battery metals bill balloons to $100 billionRaw material costs have more than doubled since Elon Musk…Frik Els | August 25, 2022 | 3:07 pm
Al Gore-backed group has a tool to decarbonize supply chains The database covers more than 350 million sources of greenhouse gas pollution such as individual power plants, steel mills and mining operations. Bloomberg News | December 3, 2023 | 10:46 am
US gives $50 million boost to critical minerals investor TechMet The backing from the US International Development Finance Corporation brings its total investment in the Dublin-based firm to $105 million. Bloomberg News | December 1, 2023 | 9:29 am
China lithium price poised for further decline in 2024 – analysts Lithium carbonate prices in top consumer China could fall by more than 30% next year. Reuters | December 1, 2023 | 8:53 am
Congo’s Gecamines to push for copper, cobalt trading share Congo's State mining group said it will push to secure the rights to buy copper and cobalt at mines it has holdings in. Reuters | December 1, 2023 | 8:06 am
Patriot Battery Metals starts Corvette approval process It has submitted a preliminary information statement to the Quebec government, which is the first step in the project impact assessment. Staff Writer | December 1, 2023 | 6:23 am
Cobalt Blue partners with Japan’s Iwatani for refinery project The proposed refinery, which is located near Perth, Western Australia, will see a large-scale demonstration plant for test work of third-party material. Reuters | November 30, 2023 | 5:30 pm
Treasury’s Yellen tours lithium plant to bolster Biden’s economic case Livent's facility in Bessemer City, North Carolina, has increased its capacity by 50% in recent years due to increased demand for EVs. Reuters | November 30, 2023 | 2:26 pm
Judge orders Greenpeace off seabed mining ship in ocean standoff The court found that Greenpeace had a right to stage the demonstration, but could not stay aboard the Coco indefinitely. Bloomberg News | November 30, 2023 | 2:16 pm
Women in Mining spotlight: Jamie Wallisch Regulatory & sustainability expert at Assent reports on conditions at artisanal cobalt mines in the DRC. Amanda Stutt | November 30, 2023 | 11:10 am