China’s lithium mining likely to face more scrutiny Yichun suspended all lithium mining late last week to crack down on criminal activity. Reuters | March 1, 2023 | 8:06 am
Frontier Lithium’s Spark deposit now 30% bigger The deposit now holds 18.8 million tonnes averaging 1.52% of lithium oxide in the indicated category, up from 14.4 million tonnes. Staff Writer | March 1, 2023 | 3:28 am
Lithium price slide deepens as China battery giant bets on cheaper inputs Rare discounts offered by Chinese battery giant CATL to automakers have accelerated a plunge in lithium prices. Reuters | February 28, 2023 | 5:40 pm
Tonopah Flats property in Nevada one of largest lithium deposits in US, company says Inferred resource has an estimated 15.8 million tonnes of lithium carbonate equivalent, American Battery Technology Company said. Staff Writer | February 28, 2023 | 2:01 pm
China lithium miners restart after government investigation Some mines in one of China’s major lithium-production hubs have been allowed to restart. Bloomberg News | February 28, 2023 | 8:18 am
This road could save the planet — and carve up Alaskan wilderness The remote Ambler Mining District contains massive lodes of minerals essential to cleantech, but extracting them will likely make an ecological mess. Bloomberg News | February 27, 2023 | 12:17 pm
Column: Nickel’s electric dreams turn into a pricing nightmare The global nickel market flipped from deficit to surplus over the course of 2022. Reuters | February 27, 2023 | 7:55 am
A $1.5 billion hoard of copper and cobalt is piling up in Congo By now, there are about 120,000 tons of copper and around 12,500 tons of cobalt stuck waiting to leave the country. Bloomberg News | February 27, 2023 | 7:37 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
