October 18, 2021

Thiel-backed Canadian lithium junior said to prepare Nasdaq listing

Rock Tech Lithium is preparing a Nasdaq listing to broaden its investor base and help finance a $545 million battery metals plant in Germany.

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

What the energy transition may bring for five battery metals – report

London-based ING Economics predicts what the ongoing energy transition might bring for copper, aluminum, nickel, cobalt, and lithium.

October 15, 2021

Value of battery metals in new electric cars up 180% to $600m

In August, MINING.COM’s EV Metal Index hit the second best total on record as lithium, nickel and cobalt prices continue to rise.

October 15, 2021

Green Energy Metals: Eight companies with big ambitions

Companies on the global hunt for lithium, nickel, copper, cobalt, and PGMs wherever they are.

October 15, 2021

Mexico eyes ‘strategic minerals,’ copper limits in mining reform

Lopez Obrador's proposed legislation will no longer award concessions to mine lithium "and other strategic minerals" needed for the country's energy transition.

October 14, 2021

Chile to open 400,000 tonnes of lithium reserves up for exploration

The copper-producing nation, which holds the world’s largest known lithium reserves, will tender for five quotas of 80,000 tonnes each.

October 13, 2021

Europe’s carmakers face raw material bottleneck for EV batteries

Major carmakers like Volkswagen, Daimler and Stellantis have been racing to secure battery cell supplies in Europe.

October 12, 2021

Saudi mining plan gets $3 billion EV boost from Australian firm

EV Metals Group Plc’s spending will be on building plants to process minerals including lithium and nickel, and later expand into exploring.

October 11, 2021

Zijin’s lithium foray adds to China’s push for battery materials

Zijin shares jumped as much as 8.8% in Hong Kong on Monday, and are up 17% this year.