Global EV battery sales surge as demand for clean cars booms Sales of EV batteries rose to 65.9 gigawatt-hours in the January-April period, from 26.8 gigawatt-hours a year earlier, SNE Research said Tuesday. Bloomberg News | June 1, 2021 | 7:58 am
Vale to suspend operations at Sudbury after failed labour talks This is the first time USW 6500 workers have been on the picketline since a year-long strike ended in July 2010. MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 1, 2021 | 7:42 am
Pure Energy Minerals removes royalty payments from Clayton Valley lithium project The Canadian company said having purchased a 2% NSR royalty is aimed at maximizing shareholder value. MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 1, 2021 | 6:06 am
Trudeau’s EV ambitions need strategic shift, nickel CEO says The coronavirus pandemic highlighted the importance of securing supplies on a regional level and further strengthen western countries’ desire to end reliance on China. Bloomberg News | May 31, 2021 | 4:43 am
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