Mexican president to fast-track nationalization of lithium if power reform thwarted President López Obrador will send a bill to Congress on Monday if reform tightening state control of the energy sector is not approved. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 13, 2022 | 3:54 am
Electric vehicle growth outpaces installation of battery chargers The number of EVs on the road per public charging point globally rose to 9.2 at the end of last year, from 7.4 at the end of 2020. Bloomberg News | April 12, 2022 | 7:50 am
The near-500% rally in lithium price is showing cracks in China Lithium prices seem to be losing momentum in China, as the nation’s worsening coronavirus outbreak has upended the electric-vehicle supply chain. Bloomberg News | April 12, 2022 | 6:54 am
Glencore to supply cobalt to GM in multi-year deal General Motors will use cobalt from Glencore's Murrin Murrin operation in Australia in the batteries that power its EVs. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 12, 2022 | 3:51 am
York Harbour gathers Newfoundland base metals exploration momentum York Harbour Metals shares have tripled in the past 12 months on solid copper-zinc exploration success. Henry Lazenby | April 11, 2022 | 2:24 pm
Ford inks Argentina lithium supply deal with Lake Resources The deal is a major bet by Ford on direct lithium extraction (DLE), a relatively new breed of technologies that filter the metal from brines. Reuters | April 11, 2022 | 12:15 pm
Western Australia is world’s new top mining destination The resource-rich state replaced Nevada as most attractive region for mining investment in 2021, says the Fraser Institute. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 11, 2022 | 10:52 am
Opinion: US uses Cold War powers to secure battery metals supply The real significance of invoking the DPA is that it elevates battery metals to the top of the US critical materials supply list, writes Andy Home. Reuters | April 11, 2022 | 9:46 am
Sigma Lithium updates Phase 1 FS, showing $1.6bn after-tax NPV for Brazil project The updated economics demonstrate that Phase 1 is financially robust, even as a standalone project. Staff Writer | April 11, 2022 | 9:02 am