Nickel tycoon plans new plant to avoid future LME short squeezesTsingshan is building a plant in Sulawesi, Indonesia, to produce 50,000 tonnes of refined nickel a year.Bloomberg News | December 19, 2022 | 8:10 am
Hedge funds say they lost $95 million in LME nickel crisisA group of hedge funds led by AQR Capital Management…Bloomberg News | December 16, 2022 | 10:09 am
US ‘battery belt’ widens with $3.5 billion Redwood Materials plantRedwood said it will build a $3.5 billion battery materials…Bloomberg News | December 14, 2022 | 9:45 am
Chile to tender lithium permits in first half of 2024 Private companies that win exploration licences will have priority to gain exploitation permits in association with a state-run company. Cecilia Jamasmie | June 16, 2023 | 9:03 am
Billionaire Reuben brothers sue Trafigura over nickel fraud Trafigura found out that some cargoes it had bought didn't contain the nickel they were supposed to. Bloomberg News | June 16, 2023 | 7:55 am
Japan expands lithium hunting with Idemitsu Australia push Japan's Idemitsu Kosan Co has increased its stake in Australian Delta Lithium Limited (DLI) to 15%. Reuters | June 16, 2023 | 7:34 am
Inside the race to remake lithium extraction for EV batteries The global battle to reshape the lithium industry is sucking in oil producers, tech startups and entrenched mining giants. Reuters | June 16, 2023 | 7:27 am
Recent development improves aluminum-ion batteries capacity An organic redox polymer that works as positive electrode material for aluminum-ion batteries may be a game-changer. Staff Writer | June 16, 2023 | 6:06 am
Mineral Resources ends lithium deal with Ganfeng Company withdrew lithium production forecast for the Mt Marion mine and expects Wodgina's to be at the lower end of its forecast. Cecilia Jamasmie | June 16, 2023 | 3:53 am
Avalon stock surges on C$63 million investment, joint venture with Sibelco Avalon plans to use the proceeds to first acquire industrial land for a lithium-hydroxide processing facility in Thunder Bay, Ontario. Staff Writer | June 15, 2023 | 2:02 pm
Battery storage installations to increase ten-fold by 2030 — report New battery storage capacity to surpass 400 GWh per year by 2030. MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 15, 2023 | 10:57 am
Impala Platinum’s Zimbabwe unit eyes expansion into lithium The miner still sees a future in Zimbabwe and is on the lookout for opportunities to invest in other mining areas. Bloomberg News | June 15, 2023 | 7:32 am