EU and US delay key trade meeting amid deadlock in negotiations The delay comes as negotiations to agree on global steel accords and a critical minerals deal have both stalled. Bloomberg News | November 23, 2023 | 9:07 am
Lithium price rout deepens with battery metal now down 75% this year Chinese prices of lithium carbonate are down 20% so far this month. Bloomberg News | November 23, 2023 | 6:56 am
Deep-sea mining could severely affect jellyfish populations Plumes from deep-sea mining could severely affect midwater marine animals. Staff Writer | November 23, 2023 | 6:06 am
Patriot Battery Metals shares rise on new discovery at Corvette The Corvette property ranks as the largest lithium pegmatite resource in the Americas. Staff Writer | November 22, 2023 | 10:19 am
Giant lithium deposit in DRC sparks boardroom battle The Manono project in the Democratic Republic of Congo has the potential to be one of the world’s largest sources of the battery metal. Bloomberg News | November 22, 2023 | 9:45 am
China allows a trickle of critical minerals exports ahead of graphite curbs China exported small amounts of two minerals crucial to high-tech manufacturing in October. Bloomberg News | November 22, 2023 | 9:18 am
VIDEO: Where battery technology is going – and what it means for miners Battery technology used in electric vehicles is quickly evolving, and the direction it goes will have implications for the mining sector. Alisha Hiyate | November 21, 2023 | 9:08 am
Nickel to get boost from commodity index re-balancing in January Nickel is likely to see a surge of buying before and during an annual re-balancing in January of commodity indexes. Reuters | November 21, 2023 | 9:04 am
Stellantis, CATL plan to build EV battery plant in Europe Stellantis’ partnership with CATL would be among the most wide-ranging such agreements in Europe. Bloomberg News | November 21, 2023 | 8:49 am