March 8, 2022

Women in mining still facing bullying, discrimination – report

AusIMM’s 2022 Women in Mining survey shows that almost three-quarters of women in the resource sector have experienced bullying and over six in 10 sexual harassment.

March 7, 2022

Lithium squeeze has Sigma looking to double Brazil capacity

Sigma is about to join the ranks of commercial lithium producers just as prices of the metal skyrocket.

March 7, 2022

In charts: EV metal demand accelerated in the second half of 2021

Surging EV sales in the Asia Pacific region brings a wall of metals demand.

March 7, 2022

Canada forges new EV supply chain path in bid to secure growth

The country hopes to capitalize on its supply of critical minerals needed for electric vehicles, including nickel, lithium and graphite, to attract investors.

March 7, 2022

GM ramps up EV push with plans to make battery materials in Canada

General Motors and South Korea's POSCO will build a $400 million facility to produce battery materials in Canada.

March 7, 2022

Ukraine invasion sets back Musk’s dream for cheaper EVs, for now

Rising prices of nickel, lithium and other materials threaten to slow and even temporarily reverse the long-term trend of falling costs of batteries.

March 7, 2022

Rock Tech Lithium could build €400m plant in Romania

The plant would produce enough to supply 500,000 cars with lithium-ion batteries per year.

March 7, 2022

Chile a step closer to nationalizing copper and lithium

The assembly writing the country’s new Constitution has approved an early-stage proposal that opens the door to the sector's nationalization.

March 6, 2022

Tesla gets stronger with oil rising, other EV stocks not so much

The growing struggles for everyone but Tesla are coming at a time when they should be flourishing.

March 6, 2022

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.