Lithium Top Stories

Tesla may announce $800m to $1bn investment in Mexico plant in coming days

Tesla could announce the construction of a "Gigafactory" in the northern Mexican state of Nuevo Leon as soon as Friday.

Reuters | December 19, 2022 | 8:33 am

Australia revises up resources export earnings to $308bn for FY23

The country is set to see strong revenue growth from…

Reuters | December 18, 2022 | 10:34 am

Explainer: The science of nuclear fusion

How recent achievements in nuclear fusion may pave the future…

Visual Capitalist - Elements | December 16, 2022 | 10:24 am

Snow Lake investor battle brings raw energy to Manitoba lithium project

Concerned shareholders are accusing company CEO and the board of…

Staff Writer | December 15, 2022 | 2:30 pm

Lithium stocks fall as prices ease for the first time in 6 months

Australia spodumene auction disappoints and Chinese lithium chemicals show weakness…

Frik Els | December 15, 2022 | 12:35 pm

Orocobre suspends operations at Olaroz amid covid-19 cases

Operations are expected to recommence early this week and the stoppage is not expected to materially affect operational nor financial results.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 26, 2020 | 10:39 am

Why building an electric car is so expensive, for now

Batteries can make up a third of a vehicle’s cost.

Bloomberg News | October 23, 2020 | 10:45 am

Biden campaign tells miners it supports domestic production of EV metals

Biden supports bipartisan efforts to foster a domestic supply chain for lithium, copper, rare earths, nickel and other strategic materials.

Reuters | October 23, 2020 | 9:04 am

Cobalt, nickel price rally lifts EV Metal Index to 2020 high

Cobalt prices are up 30% this year and nickel has rebounded from its pandemic lows, powering the MINING.COM EV Metal Index to $1.2 billion so far this year.

Frik Els | October 21, 2020 | 4:08 pm

Over $1 trillion needed for energy transition metals

In a new report, Wood Mackenzie says governments across the world are using stimulus packages to accelerate their decarbonisation journeys.

MINING.com Editor | October 21, 2020 | 12:25 pm

MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week

BHP says Chinese coal customers have made deferment requests; Newcrest approves Cadia’s expansion; Newmont CEO not interested in returning to Rio Tinto.

MINING.com Editor | October 16, 2020 | 10:29 am

Chile’s glacier protection bill faces new delays

If approved in its current form, it would force Codelco to shut El Teniente and Andina copper mines.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 15, 2020 | 9:19 am

Australian firm tiptoes into battery making with country’s first plant

Energy Renaissance plans to invest $20-million to build a plant in Tomago, in the state of New South Wales, initially producing 66 MWh a year of batteries.

Reuters | October 13, 2020 | 8:53 am

Cornish Lithium gets $5m funding boost for UK project

The sum is more than twice the original target of £1.5 million (about $2m).

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 13, 2020 | 7:11 am

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