Competition between redox flow, li-ion batteries to heat up over next decade – report IDTechEx sees redox flow batteries overtaking the li-ion battery energy capacity installed by 2031. MINING.COM Staff Writer | May 30, 2021 | 1:01 pm
Cobalt, nickel price: Rapid LFP uptake dents EV bull case Global per-vehicle use of nickel and cobalt has fallen by a fifth over the past year – in China, it’s down by more than 40%. Frik Els | May 28, 2021 | 11:22 am
Lithium outlook ‘bright as ever’ – report The ten-year outlook will see lithium’s supply and demand fundamentals evolve rapidly. MINING.com Editor | May 28, 2021 | 11:13 am
Lithium Americas, Ganfeng planning Stage 2 expansion at Caucharí-Olaroz “Caucharí-Olaroz is on track to become the largest new lithium brine operation in over 20 years,” Lithium Americas chairman says. MINING.COM Staff Writer | May 28, 2021 | 9:21 am
DRC concentrate export ban may tighten global copper, cobalt supply While Congo has reinstated an export ban on concentrates, it will allow miners that hold waivers such as Ivanhoe Mines to continue with shipments. Cecilia Jamasmie | May 28, 2021 | 6:56 am
DRC bans export of cobalt, copper concentrate – Fastmarkets The order comes after mega-mine Kamoa Kakula's debut. MINING.COM Staff Writer | May 27, 2021 | 6:06 pm
Visualizing all the metals for renewable tech The energy transition will be mineral intensive and create massive demand for all the metals in renewable tech. Nicholas LePan - VC Elements | May 27, 2021 | 5:49 pm
Home: The human bottleneck in critical minerals supply chains The paradox of the green revolution is that public opinion is firmly in favour of decarbonisation but not the mines and smelters needed to get there. Reuters | May 27, 2021 | 7:47 am
Biden’s EV metals import plan unlikely to match climate goals The approach is deeply naive and very dangerous to the United States supply chain for electric vehicles, one executive said. Reuters | May 26, 2021 | 9:54 am