Chalice downsizes board, cuts costs amid nickel prices slump Cost-cutting measures means Chalice won't meet diversity goals as the two board members dismissed were the only female directors. Cecilia Jamasmie | August 23, 2024 | 3:53 am
US inks critical minerals cooperation deal with Argentina The United States has been looking to shift its supply chains of key metals to avoid dependence on China. Reuters | August 22, 2024 | 1:43 pm
Column: Cobalt supply tsunami hits the market of last resort Someone delivered 23 metric tons of cobalt to London Metal Exchange warehouses last month. Reuters | August 22, 2024 | 8:13 am
Sibanye secures debt funding for Finland lithium mine as prices slump The Keliber project is targeting production for 2026. Reuters | August 22, 2024 | 7:33 am
Lithium mining is slowly sinking Chile’s Atacama salt flat, study shows Chile's Atacama salt flat is sinking at a rate of 1 to 2 centimeters per year due to lithium brine extraction. Reuters | August 22, 2024 | 7:27 am
Patriot Battery targets 400,000 t/y at Quebec lithium project Patriot plans to make a final investment decision by 2027, begin construction in 2028, and start production in early 2029. Staff Writer | August 22, 2024 | 5:30 am
Northvolt’s $20 billion battery plan suffers summer of setbacks On Tuesday, the Swedish electric-vehicle battery maker closed down a Californian unit, Cuberg, that it acquired only three years ago. Bloomberg News | August 21, 2024 | 3:10 pm
Asteroid miner AstroForge readies third mission for 2025 The craft may become the first private mission to fly by a body in the Solar System besides the Moon, capturing images and data. Cecilia Jamasmie | August 21, 2024 | 9:32 am
Sibanye terminates supply contract for French nickel refinery as it looks to repurpose plant Earlier this year, Sibanye confirmed through a scoping study the potential of the GalliCam project, and a pre-feasibility study is currently underway. Staff Writer | August 21, 2024 | 9:15 am
