Cobalt Top Stories

How much could battery recycling actually aid cobalt, lithium supply shortages?

IDTechEx estimates that a combined total of 180,000 tonnes of lithium, cobalt, nickel, and manganese could be recovered by 2030 through Li-ion recycling.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 6, 2022 | 10:24 am

BASF picks Canada to expand supplies for booming EV battery market

BASF, in partnership with Japan's Toda Kogyo, already produces cathode…

Reuters | March 4, 2022 | 11:05 am

Tesla’s German gigafactory gets conditional green light

The $5.5 billion plant, located outside Berlin, is expected to…

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 4, 2022 | 8:45 am

Copper close to record, zinc at 15-year high, nickel nears $28,000 as metal price rally gains momentum

Industrial metals "are just waking up" to the supply risk…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 3, 2022 | 10:00 am

Holistic approach to EV charging infrastructure brings green future closer – report

A report by IDTechEx estimates that there will be 18.7…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 1, 2022 | 5:05 am

Welcome to the crazy world of China’s lithium mine auctions

Due to competition, winning bids often end up being over 1,000 times the starting price.

Bloomberg News | September 13, 2023 | 8:07 am

Canada will take 20 years to recoup Stellantis, Volkswagen subsidies – watchdog

In April, Prime Minister Trudeau said the economic impact of one of the projects would be equal to the value of government investment in less than five years.

Reuters | September 13, 2023 | 7:47 am

Europe’s mining quest faces a hurdle: angry locals

Opposition to mining projects in Europe has focused on environmental damage.

Reuters | September 13, 2023 | 7:36 am

Pentagon awards $110 million more to Albemarle, Talon Metals

Albemarle will receive $90 million for its forthcoming reopening of the Kings Mountain lithium mine.

Staff Writer | September 12, 2023 | 11:24 am

US committee recommends royalties on minerals for EVs in sweeping reform proposal

In addition to recommending royalties of 4% to 8%, it advocated for moving to a system of leasing federal lands for mining.

Reuters | September 12, 2023 | 10:37 am

Synthetic graphite for EV batteries: Can the West crack China’s code?

Synthetic graphite could account for nearly two-thirds of the EV battery anode market by 2025.

Reuters | September 12, 2023 | 7:45 am

Hertz Lithium, Penn State University develop efficient process for extracting lithium from spodumene

Spodumene mineral is the major source of high-purity lithium.

Staff Writer | September 12, 2023 | 6:06 am

Cobalt, copper mining in DRC fuelling forced evictions — report

Study links race to secure key battery metals to forced eviction of entire communities and grievous human rights abuses.

Staff Writer | September 12, 2023 | 5:19 am

LithiumBank inks direct extraction tech deal for Prairies brine projects

The agreement gives LithiumBank a full licence to use a group of continuous ion-exchange technologies in Alberta and Saskatchewan.

Henry Lazenby | September 11, 2023 | 3:16 pm

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