August 16, 2023

Aether raises $49 million to extract lithium using AI

Its platform can extract lithium from previously-inaccessible reserves and also create products across sectors, including health care.

August 16, 2023

CATL’s new fast power pack to tackle range anxiety

New cell can charge to a range of 400 kilometers in just 10 minutes.

August 15, 2023

Lithium Royalty wins court case against Orion; stock rises

The court found that its January 2021 agreement to buy 85% of Orion's royalty on Thacker Pass was binding and enforceable.

August 15, 2023

China’s Canmax resolves lithium offtake dispute with Premier African Minerals

Canmax had moved to terminate the deal in June after Premier failed to start delivering the lithium concentrate as promised.

August 15, 2023

Miners face ‘considerable challenges’ meeting demand from US climate law – study

Nickel and cobalt supplies are unlikely to satisfy demand, S&P Global said in a report.

August 15, 2023

TechMet raises $200m to counter China’s critical minerals control

Fresh equity will be deployed across TechMet’s ten assets, which aim at reducing the west’s dependence on China for critical minerals.

August 14, 2023

Azure Minerals rejects $585m takeover bid from SQM

The Australian company rejected the buyout bid received on August 12.

August 14, 2023

Free marketeer leading Argentine election seen rocking commodities

Javier Milei, a libertarian outsider who’s taken a surprise lead in the race for Argentina’s presidency, would shake up the country’s powerhouse commodity industries like none of his rivals.

August 14, 2023

Sigma Lithium on track to produce 270,000 tonnes Li2O by end of Q3

The Greentech plant has also made significant progress towards reaching its designed recovery rates.

August 14, 2023

The four biggest hurdles in America’s EV transition

Since the Inflation Reduction Act was signed into law one year ago this week, there’s been $59 billion in new EV investments announced in the US.