US to award $3 billion to 25 projects for battery manufacturing sector Move will increase domestic production of advanced batteries and battery materials to shift their production away from China. Reuters | September 20, 2024 | 5:07 am
CHART: Global mining and metals – a quick reality check Demand for energy transition metals has injected optimism into mining, but it represents only a sliver of the $4 trillion global industry. Frik Els | September 19, 2024 | 1:15 pm
Rock Tech scoping lithium converter in Ontario with $1.7bn NPV The company is building a fully permitted lithium converter in Germany. Staff Writer | September 19, 2024 | 1:06 pm
AMG Critical Materials opens Europe’s first lithium hydroxide refinery AMG’s concept is to expand annual production up to 100,000 tonnes of battery-grade lithium hydroxide. Staff Writer | September 19, 2024 | 8:18 am
US closer to greenlighting ioneer’s Nevada lithium mine If granted final approval, Rhyolite Ridge would be the first lithium project permitted by the Joe Biden administration. Cecilia Jamasmie | September 19, 2024 | 5:33 am
EV batteries with nickel get boost in China after prices retreat China’s EV market is offering a tentative challenge to the shift toward batteries with no nickel or cobalt. Bloomberg News | September 18, 2024 | 10:08 am
Electra teams with Ontario First Nations investment firm on battery recycling The effort is focused on selling black mass, made by recycling dead lithium-ion batteries, to Electra’s proposed refinery in northern Ontario. Blair McBride - The Northern Miner | September 18, 2024 | 9:44 am
Giyani secures Botswana’s first manganese mining licence for Kgwakwe Hill K.Hill will be one of the few battery-grade manganese projects outside China. Staff Writer | September 18, 2024 | 9:18 am
Germany launches raw materials fund to strengthen supply chains The German government is launching a $1.1 billion fund for investment in raw materials. Bloomberg News | September 18, 2024 | 8:20 am
