December 22, 2021 Tesla seeks first US battery graphite with Syrah supply deal Melbourne-based company will supply Elon Musk’s company with graphite anode material for an initial four years
December 15, 2021 China EV, battery makers grapple with graphite squeeze Around 70% of all graphite comes from China, and there are few viable alternatives for batteries.
November 10, 2021 Value of battery metals in new electric cars set new record MINING.COM’s EV Metal Index hit a new all-time monthly high as lithium, nickel and cobalt prices continue to rise.
November 2, 2021 UN at COP26: “Enough of mining…we are digging our own graves” It did not take long for COP26 to turn into a farce with UN Secretary General António Guterres pleading with the gathered highnesses and excellencies to declare enough is enough.
October 29, 2021 Inexorable decline of EV battery prices coming to an end – report EV battery costs were approaching parity with gas-powered cars, but Benchmark believes decline may be at an end as lithium prices surge 313% in a year and cobalt, nickel prices…
October 28, 2021 Sibanye-Stillwater CEO outlines strategy on green energy metals "Core to our strategy is embedding ESG excellence as the way we do business and that’s evolved into a sustainability strategy," Neal Froneman says.
October 26, 2021 TSLA la land: Tesla vs Volkswagen 2021 battery power comparison Head to head, gigawatt for gigawatt Tesla vs Volkswagen’s electric car only sales show just how out of whack TSLA’s $1 trillion valuation really is.
October 18, 2021 Appetite for ‘green energy metals’ drives deals Demand for copper, nickel, lithium, and cobalt has risen sharply, driven by the global move to lower carbon emissions and electric vehicle makers chasing battery ingredients.
October 17, 2021 Natural, synthetic graphite needed by EV sector – report Fastmarkets reports the exponential growth of the EV sector will propel the industry’s graphite requirement far above demand from the traditional consuming sectors.
October 4, 2021 How Life Cycle Assessments can enhance ‘green’ mining techniques Britain-based researchers say ‘cradle to grave’ evaluation at the outset of new metal mining explorations can mitigate against negative environmental impacts.
Silver price whipsaws again as thin liquidity fuels wild swings Spot silver was up more than 7% to about $76 an ounce by mid-morning in New York on Friday, having earlier tumbled toward $64. February 06, 2026 | 01:23 pm
