EV metals demand drives Anglo American’s quest for lithium
The miner, which already produces key battery metals including copper and nickel, is actively looking for lithium off-take deals.
The miner, which already produces key battery metals including copper and nickel, is actively looking for lithium off-take deals.
The US bank is expanding its footprint in metals after it agreed a similar zinc deal in August.
The company is considering producing cathode battery materials in the United States among other options.
Researchers have tested a new technique they hope can replace energy-intensive chemical engineering processes that rely on catalysts made from solid materials.
The Australian battery metals producer expects Rio Tinto's former aluminum boss, Ivan Vella, to start as CEO in December, as planned.
Composed of manganese, nickel, copper, cobalt and other trace minerals, polymetallic nodules hold some of the key ingredients needed to fuel the energy transition.
Teck needs approval from 11 jurisdictions — including countries where it ships coal — to complete the sale of the business.
The global energy transition may be eclipsed by a critical minerals supply-demand imbalance — unless alternatives are found, experts say.
Glencore will merge Teck’s steelmaking coal business with its own coal assets before spinning off the combined unit.
Both MinRes and Hancock Prospecting have upped their stakes in Azure to block a takeover of the Aussie junior by Chile's SQM.