Home: Volkswagen powers up for the EV revolution

Its roadmap has major implications for battery metals such as lithium, cobalt, nickel and manganese.

Reuters | March 25, 2021 | 8:05 am

Top 14 UBS battery metals forecasts after VW teardown

UBS says ID.3 is the “most significant bet on EVs made by any legacy carmaker to date” prompting a super bullish upgrade to demand for lithium, nickel, cobalt, rare earth and graphite

MINING.com Editor | March 23, 2021 | 2:21 pm

US looks to Canada for minerals to build electric vehicles

The US government is working to help American miners and battery makers expand into Canada, part of a strategy to boost regional production of minerals used to make electric vehicles and counter Chinese dominance.

Reuters | March 18, 2021 | 11:12 am

RANKED: World’s top 10 nickel projects – 2021

No. 1 is a deep sea polymetallic project with a 75,000 square kilometre exploration tenement.

MINING.com Editor | March 17, 2021 | 3:05 pm

EV Metal Index doubles year-on-year as lithium, cobalt prices rally

Despite a big drop from December’s blowout high, January 2021 still ranks as the fourth best month for the MINING.COM EV Metal Index thanks to rising cobalt, nickel and lithium prices.

Frik Els | March 16, 2021 | 1:17 pm

VW plans to be battery juggernaut in $29 billion answer to Tesla

Company is stepping up its game to become the world’s biggest electric-car maker with a plan to build six battery factories in Europe.

Bloomberg News | March 15, 2021 | 7:54 am

Cobalt, nickel free electric car batteries are a runaway success

Few months in, LFP Model 3 already commands 5% of global EV market, counts for 21% of Tesla battery capacity hitting roads–even before key patent expiry next year.

Frik Els | March 11, 2021 | 2:30 pm

China to “strengthen management” of strategic mineral resources, eyes green upgrade of steel

China aims to complete ultra-low emission upgrade for 530 million tonnes of steel capacity.

Reuters | March 5, 2021 | 8:09 am

African Rainbow Minerals doubles interim dividend payout as half-year profit jumps

The South Africa-listed company declared a dividend of 10 rand per share for the six months ended December, compared with 5 rand per share a year earlier.

Reuters | March 3, 2021 | 7:37 am

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