Capital investment firm, battery recycler join forces to boost US rare earths production

HG Ventures and American Rare Earth LLC want to scale up the recycling of batteries, magnets and e-waste with the goal of recovering and supplying rare earth metals to the US market.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 11, 2022 | 6:06 am

Vulcan Energy, Frankfurt-based Nobian seek to develop lithium plant

The potential deal comes as demand for lithium hydroxide sees a surge due to shifting preferences towards electric cars.

Reuters | January 10, 2022 | 9:46 pm

Tesla signs $1.5 billion deal for nickel from Talon Metals’ Minnesota project

Tesla agrees to buy 75,000 tonnes of nickel with a nominal value of $1.5 billion from Talon Metals-Rio Tinto JV starting in 2026.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 10, 2022 | 1:41 pm

France plans $1.1 billion to safeguard metals for EV batteries

New report calls for spending on “strategic metals” supply that could include investment in mines.

Bloomberg News | January 10, 2022 | 12:57 pm

Wolfden completes resource estimate for Nickel Island deposit in Manitoba

The project has inferred resources of 8.47 million tonnes grading 0.82% nickel and 0.08% copper.

Northern Miner Staff | January 10, 2022 | 11:57 am

FPX Nickel drills high-grade, near-surface Van target at Decar in British Columbia

The Van zone is open for expansion to the south and west and potentially at depth.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 10, 2022 | 10:26 am

BHP back to Africa with Tanzania nickel investment

It will initially invest $40 million in the Kabanga project, regarded as the world’s largest development-ready, high-grade nickel sulphide deposit.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 10, 2022 | 3:07 am

Nickel price hits highest in a month with inventories close to record lows

Refined nickel inventories in ShFE warehouses were last at 4,859 tonnes, close to a record low of 4,455 tonnes in August 2021.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 10, 2022 | 1:22 am

Chinese LFP battery industry increases lithium carbonate demand, drives prices up – report

According to Fastmarkets, offers for lithium carbonate continue to rise in China, mainly due to the increased demand from the ramp-up of lithium-iron-phosphate battery production.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 8, 2022 | 6:51 pm

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