The Model 3 alone represented 16% of electric vehicle battery capacity deployed globally in May.

In March 2018, the Chilean government unveiled big news.

Peru – a major copper producer – is also looking to edge in on the action.

Molymet's decision is yet another setback for Chile, which has struggled to modernize its mining policy and develop a domestic battery industry.

The company reported achieving 99.88% purity in its production of NMC cathode material.

It wants to raise £1m to support further drilling for subterranean lithium-bearing brines in the ancient mining region of Cornwall, south-west England.

Industry and academia joined forces to launch Mine Solar Car Lab – a 3D digital game for Minecraft’s Education Edition.

While the prices for key battery minerals have so far been subdued in 2019, the general excitement about the future wide adoption of EVs continues to fuel activity.