Australian graphite firms petition US on alleged China dumping Australia's Novonix has joined the American Active Anode Material Producers (AAAMP) in filing the petition. Reuters | December 18, 2024 | 3:32 pm
US graphite miners ask Washington to impose 920% tariff on Chinese rivals An existing tariff of 25% on most Chinese graphite is "far too low", the group representing US and Canadian graphite miners said. Reuters | December 18, 2024 | 2:29 pm
Chile’s Enami eyes lithium license in boost to partner search Altoandinos would be the first project to go through community consultation and permitting under President Gabriel Boric’s public-private approach. Bloomberg News | December 18, 2024 | 12:25 pm
PetroChina to start metals trading, eyeing energy transition In addition to lithium and copper, the new PetroChina unit may also look to trade nickel. Reuters | December 18, 2024 | 12:14 pm
Idemitsu to take majority stake in Australian vanadium developer Vecco Vecco is developing the Debella project in Queensland, focusing on a vanadium mine and an electrolyte plant for vanadium flow batteries. Reuters | December 18, 2024 | 10:02 am
Trump advisers urge ending environmental reviews for mines receiving US funds Proposed US critical minerals projects have been in regulatory review for more than a decade. Reuters | December 18, 2024 | 9:21 am
Namibia investigates China’s Xinfeng for alleged illegal mining Namibia’s Ministry of Mines and Energy is investigating Xinfeng for alleged illegal mining in the lithium-rich Erongo region. Bloomberg News | December 18, 2024 | 8:00 am
Abaxx to launch nickel sulphate contract on January 10 The nickel sulphate contract will be priced in dollars and physically deliverable in Singapore. Reuters | December 18, 2024 | 7:54 am
Volkswagen buys 9.9% of Patriot Battery Metals for $48 million Patriot's project will supply lithium to Volkswagen’s battery company PowerCo in Europe and North America. Cecilia Jamasmie | December 18, 2024 | 3:57 am
