Ivanhoe Electric turns to Arizona for new headquarters Ivanhoe Electric owns or holds stakes in nine electric metals developments across the US, including the Santa Cruz copper project in Arizona and its Tintic project in Utah. Bloomberg News | December 14, 2022 | 3:45 pm
GM will go to unusual lengths to secure EV battery minerals Competition is becoming more fierce as supplies fall short of demand, forcing some automakers to change the way they source raw materials. Bloomberg News | December 14, 2022 | 10:34 am
US ‘battery belt’ widens with $3.5 billion Redwood Materials plant Redwood said it will build a $3.5 billion battery materials campus in Ridgefield. Bloomberg News | December 14, 2022 | 9:45 am
Tesla isn’t having the epic end to the year Elon Musk predicted The ebullient outlook the CEO offered during the carmaker’s last earnings call has given way to price and production cuts in China. Bloomberg News | December 14, 2022 | 8:14 am
Vulcan Energy delays lithium output target by a year Company is around a year behind schedule to reach an annual capacity of 40,000 t because of supply chain delays. Reuters | December 14, 2022 | 7:40 am
Gates, Bezos-backed KoBold Metals to build copper-cobalt mine in Zambia The Mingomba deposit hosts average copper grades about six times higher than those found in Chile, the world’s top producer. Cecilia Jamasmie | December 14, 2022 | 6:16 am
Albemarle to build $180m US lithium research centre The lithium giant anticipates creating at least 200 jobs at the site, with an average salary of $94,000 per year. Cecilia Jamasmie | December 14, 2022 | 3:53 am
Brixton pivots to cobalt at Langis with strong drill results Langis, on the north shore of Lake Timiskaming, is about 20 km from Electra Battery Materials’ refinery for cobalt. Staff Writer | December 13, 2022 | 1:59 pm
China may extend state iron ore buying strategy to lithium If successful in iron ore, the mandate of China's new centralised state buyer could be extended to lithium, copper and bauxite. Frik Els | December 13, 2022 | 10:37 am
