Canada, Australia may have to help America achieve the electrification dreamAdamas Intelligence suggests the top destinations where US president Joe Biden would look for battery metals for his recently announced EV plan.MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 17, 2021 | 6:11 am
Cobalt supply must double by 2030 to meet demand – Trafigura execTotal supply of cobalt in 2020 was 126,500 tonnes, according…Reuters | June 16, 2021 | 9:53 am
Britain in talks with 6 firms about building gigafactories for EV batteriesFord, Nissan, LG and Samsung, Britishvolt and InoBat Auto are…Reuters | June 15, 2021 | 9:01 pm
Value of battery metals in newly-sold EVs tripled on rampant lithium, nickel prices MINING.COM’s EV Metal Index surged to just under $27 billion in 2022 thanks to surging lithium and nickel prices, but January saw a 50% month-on-month drop. Frik Els | March 28, 2023 | 2:01 pm
Pure Energy gets permits for DLE plant at Clayton Valley project in Nevada, stock soars Clayton Valley holdings adjoin and surround on three sides the Silver Peak lithium brine mine operated by Albemarle. Staff Writer | March 28, 2023 | 1:39 pm
Standard Lithium claims North America’s ‘highest grade brine’ from sampling in East Texas Samples from the Smackover Formation all returned grades exceeding the average reported lithium analyses from other North American brine projects. Staff Writer | March 28, 2023 | 9:03 am
Nickel price extends rebound on short-covering, low stocks Prices jumped on Friday as inventories in warehouses linked to the Shanghai Futures Exchange slid to the lowest since July last year. Reuters | March 28, 2023 | 8:05 am
Merdeka Battery Materials plans $580 million IPO It will be the second nickel firm in Indonesia to go public this year after PT Trimegah Bangun Persada of the Harita conglomerate group. Reuters | March 28, 2023 | 7:54 am
US, Japan strike deal on supply of minerals for EV batteries EVs that use materials that have been collected or processed in Japan will be eligible for incentives under the IRA. Bloomberg News | March 28, 2023 | 7:43 am
Biden tees up a supply chain rethink with challenge to China’s EVs Ford confirmed last month that it will tap technology from CATL for a $3.5 billion plant it’s building in Michigan. Bloomberg News | March 28, 2023 | 7:32 am
Bluejay Mining expands drilling at Finland nickel project Decision follows "encouraging" results from the first exploration program of 2023 at Bluejay's Enonkoski nickel project. Staff Writer | March 28, 2023 | 5:50 am
Liontown rejects $3.7 billion proposal from Albemarle Liontown Resources rejected a non-binding indicative proposal of A$2.50 per share. Reuters | March 27, 2023 | 4:11 pm