EV Metal Index quadruples year-on-year as lithium, nickel prices rally

MINING.COM’s tracker of the value of battery metals in newly sold electric cars surges from pandemic lows, grows 18% month-month as lithium and nickel prices resume upward march.

MINING.com Editor | July 19, 2021 | 2:10 pm

Lithium-sulphur batteries one step closer to becoming viable

Researchers developed a technique that suppresses polysulfide shuttling in Li-S battery technologies.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 9, 2021 | 6:07 am

Technology Metals Snapshot: Eight juniors with properties to watch

Many juniors are on the hunt for ‘technology metals,’ a broad category that includes cobalt, copper, nickel, platinum group elements, graphite, lithium, rare earth elements, and silver, among others.

Northern Miner Staff | July 8, 2021 | 3:41 pm

Climate-change impacts of graphite production higher than reported — study

London-based consultancy Minviro says the true climate change impacts of producing battery-grade graphite can be as much as 10 times higher than published values.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 7, 2021 | 6:06 am

CHART: Study predicts over 400% increase in copper, lithium, nickel battery demand

BloombergNEF turns super bullish about metals demand for batteries – ups forecast 35% to 2.7 terawatt hours per year by 2030 as electric cars take off.

MINING.com Editor | June 30, 2021 | 12:09 pm

What Canada should do to secure its own supply of critical minerals — report

A report presented before the House of Commons states that it is time for the Canadian government to step up its critical minerals game.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 24, 2021 | 6:06 am

EV Metal Index jumps 375% year-on-year as lithium price rally continues

MINING.COM’s tracker of the value of battery metals in newly sold electric cars surges from pandemic lows, hitting third best month on record as lithium prices continue to rally.

MINING.com Editor | June 21, 2021 | 12:30 pm

Nouveau Monde launches public offering, private placement to raise nearly $100m

Net proceeds would be used towards the development of the Matawinie graphite property and li-ion battery anode plant.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 16, 2021 | 9:19 am

Canada, EU in raw materials pact to cut China reliance

“We as Europeans want to diversify our imports away from producers like China because we want more sustainability, less environmental damage and we want transparency on raw materials.”

Bloomberg News | June 15, 2021 | 4:39 pm

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