March 26, 2021

Newest battery metal IPO taps rising interest in the deep sea

Investor interest in deep sea minerals is rising ahead of an mining code of conduct that’s expected to be concluded this year by the International Seabed Authority.

March 26, 2021

First Cobalt to issue shares to Glencore to repay $5.5m debt

In 2019, First Cobalt entered into a loan agreement with the miner and commodity trader to fund engineering studies, metallurgical testwork and permitting activities.

March 25, 2021

Canada tightens takeover rules for critical minerals

The move comes as the US government works with Canada to boost regional supply chains to counter China's dominance in the sector.

March 25, 2021

Home: Volkswagen powers up for the EV revolution

Its roadmap has major implications for battery metals such as lithium, cobalt, nickel and manganese.

March 25, 2021

Massive battery recycling facility opens in Singapore

TES’s multi-million-dollar facility has the capacity to recycle up to 14 tonnes or the equivalent of 280,000 lithium-ion smartphone batteries a day.

March 24, 2021

EV battery startup poaches oil veterans to build Arctic factory

Freyr plans to start a pilot plant near the Arctic Circle in Norway by next year.

March 23, 2021

Green Minerals listed in Oslo with aim to mine ocean floor in 2026

In January, Norway launched a process to open areas of its extended continental shelf to exploration for seabed minerals.

March 23, 2021

Top 14 UBS battery metals forecasts after VW teardown

UBS says ID.3 is the “most significant bet on EVs made by any legacy carmaker to date” prompting a super bullish upgrade to demand for lithium, nickel, cobalt, rare earth…

March 22, 2021

Glencore says Australian nickel plant running at reduced production after outage

Repair work is underway at Glencore PLC's Murrin Murrin nickel and cobalt plant in Western Australia following a component failure at an acid plant that left the facility running at…

March 22, 2021

Volkswagen use of cobalt now more than Tesla

Adamas Intelligence data show that 18,750 tonnes of cobalt were consumed in the batteries of newly-sold passenger EVs globally in 2020.