Manganese Top Stories

Cybertruck: Musk needs mines

Powered by Tesla’s own made-in-Texas batteries, the stainless steel Cybertruck carries a heavy load of nickel, cobalt, manganese, graphite and lithium.

Frik Els | February 7, 2024 | 9:19 am

Activists, Hollywood take down top 50 mining company

The ranks of the most valuable mining companies in the…

Frik Els | January 31, 2024 | 8:31 am

Manganese X signs MOU with US battery tech firm for potential offtake deal

C4V is currently involved in some of the world's largest…

Staff Writer | January 10, 2024 | 9:25 am

Blade runners: how LFP batteries brought EV metal markets back to earth

In a few short years, LFP batteries crushed nickel and…

Frik Els | January 5, 2024 | 9:48 am

The biggest global mining news of 2023

A tumultuous year for the global mining industry: collapse of…

Frik Els | December 27, 2023 | 10:01 am

How to give new life to lithium-ion anodes

Researchers have figured out how to recover lithium, cobalt, nickel and manganese from an anode in just a few seconds.

Staff Writer | December 28, 2022 | 6:20 am

Three cathode chemistries to dominate $430bln-Li-ion market – report

According to IDTechEx, NMC, NCA, and LFP will continue to be the dominant cathode materials at least until 2033.

Staff Writer | December 27, 2022 | 10:07 am

Extraterrestrial manganese turns out to be oxygen-free

Researchers discovered that under Mars-like conditions, manganese oxides can be readily formed without atmospheric oxygen.

Staff Writer | December 27, 2022 | 7:49 am

Extortion ‘mafia’ hits South Africa’s $55 billion mining sector

“The procurement mafia mobilizes the community for their own devices," said Paul Dunne, chief executive officer of Northam Platinum Holdings

Bloomberg News | December 9, 2022 | 6:50 am

EV battery cathode costs spike as lithium price sets fresh record

Relentless rise of lithium prices and recent bounce in cobalt and nickel put pressure on electric vehicle manufacturers.

Frik Els | November 30, 2022 | 12:04 pm

UK, South Africa seek deeper cooperation on critical minerals

London and Pretoria announced a partnership to promote the responsible exploration and production of critical minerals in South Africa.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | November 27, 2022 | 7:03 am

Graphite poised to do a lithium

Carmakers “are waking up” to often overlooked anode material accounting for nearly half the mass of battery cells by inking upstream deals.

Frik Els | November 23, 2022 | 11:42 am

Charted: The most expensive battery metals

This infographic highlights the five most expensive battery metals as of November 2022 using prices from Shanghai Metals Market.

Visual Capitalist - Elements | November 16, 2022 | 12:50 pm

Novel copper-based material key to safely convert heat into electricity

Researchers are working to replace toxic lead and tellurium in thermoelectric devices.

Staff Writer | November 14, 2022 | 6:06 am

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