LME appoints consultancy to review chaotic nickel suspensionThe exchange suspended nickel trading on March 8 after prices spiked by more than 50% to hit $100,000 a tonne.Reuters | June 23, 2022 | 8:20 am
Tesla and Volkswagen square off in duel for electric-car dominanceTesla delivered more than 936,000 EVs worldwide last year, while…Bloomberg News | June 23, 2022 | 8:03 am
US allots $74 million to critical minerals mappingInvestment will fund research and mapping of areas with potential…Cecilia Jamasmie | June 23, 2022 | 4:05 am
Stellantis buys into Argentina copper in race for battery metals The automaker has its eye on one of the world’s bigger underdeveloped copper deposits in Argentina’s San Juan province. Bloomberg News | February 27, 2023 | 7:21 am
Decree adds to doubts about Mexican lithium industry’s future President Lopez Obrador recently established a more than 900-square-mile lithium mining zone in the Sonora state. Reuters | February 27, 2023 | 7:01 am
US to loan Li-Cycle $375 million for New York recycling plant Li-Cycle's Rochester, New York, processing facility is slated to open later this year. Reuters | February 27, 2023 | 6:46 am
Research institutions, US Army partner to identify risks in critical minerals supply chain Over 100 industrial scientists, WPI faculty, and graduate and undergraduate students are engaged in more than 20 research projects. Staff Writer | February 27, 2023 | 5:50 am
Recharge Industries grabs failed startup Britishvolt The Australian firm has bought Britishvolt, which planned a battery factory in the UK to power EVs, out of administration. Cecilia Jamasmie | February 27, 2023 | 5:33 am
Jindalee claims McDermitt project is the largest lithium deposit in US The Australian miner says its project, on the Nevada-Oregon border, has overtaken Lithium America’s Thacker pass by contained lithium in mineral resource. Cecilia Jamasmie | February 27, 2023 | 3:57 am
China lithium probe shuts down a tenth of global supply Some lithium operations in Yichun, Jiangxi province, have been halted as Beijing officials investigate alleged violations at the mines. Bloomberg News | February 27, 2023 | 3:32 am
Beijing probes illegal mining activities in Chinese lithium hub The probe comes amid a "shutdown and rectification" of lithium producers in Yichun, known by some as Asia's lithium capital. Reuters | February 26, 2023 | 9:21 am
Nickel shows Indonesia how to escape the middle income trap The value of Indonesia’s nickel exports surged tenfold in five years after it forced buyers to set up refineries in the country. Bloomberg News | February 24, 2023 | 4:50 pm