Australia’s Firefinch sees output at Mali lithium mine by early 2024

The company foresees annual production of over 436,000 tonnes of spodumene concentrate.

Reuters | November 18, 2021 | 10:41 am

Global energy storage installation expected to be 20 times larger within a decade

BloombergNEF says boom in stationary energy storage will require more than $262 billion of investment.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | November 18, 2021 | 5:04 am

SQM expects lithium prices to jump 50% before year-end

A sharp tightening of the market for lithium has seen prices double this year as demand is set to more than triple by 2025.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 18, 2021 | 4:02 am

Lithium Americas beats CATL to buy Millennial for $400 million

The deal comes a day after a deadline expired for CATL to respond to the Lithium Americas offer.

Reuters | November 17, 2021 | 12:47 pm

Rio Tinto invests in European EV battery producer InoBat Auto

The company is leading the construction of a 290,000 square-foot, first-of-its-kind electric vehicle battery R&D center and pilot line in Slovakia.

MINING.com Editor | November 16, 2021 | 12:30 pm

The electric vehicle invasion is already here

People are buying electric vehicles now, partly because the climate is simmering closer to a boil and partly because the auto industry is finally making appealing battery-powered machines in volume.

Bloomberg News | November 16, 2021 | 9:00 am

Rise in battery costs to keep lithium price rallying — report

Fitch has revised up significantly both its lithium carbonate and hydroxide price forecasts from 2021 to 2026 to incorporate higher global EV sales assumptions.

MINING.com Editor | November 15, 2021 | 2:30 pm

Chile copper giants seek stability in uncertain political times

The Nov. 21 presidential vote, the first since months of angry protests over inequality rocked Chile in 2019, has become a polarized battle between a leftist coalition led by 35-year-old protest leader Gabriel Boric and ultraconservative José Antonio Kast.

Reuters | November 15, 2021 | 6:48 am

Researchers push for more accurate battery metals demand forecasts

A report by CSIRO states that unsophisticated models based on current supply levels and basic recycling rates promote mischaracterizations of the real opportunities in both metal mining and recycling.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | November 14, 2021 | 7:33 am

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