China set to boost state cobalt reserves after tumble in prices The National Food and Strategic Reserves Administration, the government stockpiling body, may buy about 2,000 tons of cobalt. Bloomberg News | July 3, 2023 | 8:34 am
Develop Global to buy Essential Metals for $102 million Develop Global, an Australian base metals explorer backed by lithium miner Mineral Resources, said Essential’s board had ok'd the deal. Cecilia Jamasmie | July 3, 2023 | 5:26 am
Glencore offers to buy rest of PolyMet for $71m The move will give Glencore a direct ownership of NorthMet, poised to be Minnesota’s first copper-nickel mine. Cecilia Jamasmie | July 3, 2023 | 3:34 am
Stellantis inks battery metals offtake deal with Australia’s Kuniko Stellantis has agreed to invest 5 million euros in the battery metals miner in return for a near 20% stake. Reuters | July 2, 2023 | 5:37 pm
Argentina to begin lithium battery production in Sept Argentina's first plant for lithium batteries will begin operations in September, using metal extracted locally by US company Livent Corp. Reuters | July 2, 2023 | 10:48 am
Fluorine protects both teeth and lithium batteries against decay A new fluoride electrolyte could protect the next generation of lithium metal batteries against performance decline. Staff Writer | July 2, 2023 | 6:45 am
EU countries seek to stretch raw material targets, add aluminum The European Commission proposed in March that EU extraction of 16 "strategic raw materials", including lithium and copper. Reuters | June 30, 2023 | 10:14 am
Pentagon ordered to probe undersea mining to counter China Undersea mining is still illegal under international law and environmentalists rail against it for threatening ocean ecosystems with habitat damage, silt and noise. Colin McClelland | June 30, 2023 | 10:11 am
Lithium start-up seeks cash from Berlin to bring project to life Vulcan Energy is seeking support for the €1.5 billion project in the upper Rhine Valley that the firm hopes to bring online in 2025. Bloomberg News | June 30, 2023 | 9:45 am
