Lithium supply crunch Part II – this time it’s for real

Scarcity of what is a critical input for EV batteries could potentially act as a powerful brake on e-mobility, writes Andy Home.

Reuters | February 15, 2022 | 8:25 am

Eramet’s New Caledonia unit gets extra nickel ore export allowance

New Caledonia has authorized its SLN subsidiary to export an additional 2 million tonnes of nickel ore per year.

Reuters | February 15, 2022 | 8:07 am

Britishvolt secures $54 million from Glencore for UK gigafactory

Glencore's backing is part of the battery plant developer’s £200 million Series C fundraising led by Bank of America.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 15, 2022 | 6:45 am

Glencore earmarks $1.5 billion for probes amid record profit

The world’s biggest commodity trader expects long-running corruption investigations in the US and the UK to be resolved this year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 15, 2022 | 3:51 am

Gold price nears 3-month peak as Ukraine tension lifts haven demand

The latest developments in the Ukraine also lifted other metals like palladium, nickel and aluminum.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 14, 2022 | 9:23 am

Solid-state sodium batteries get a makeover

Swiss researchers developed a more efficient solid electrolyte and defined the ideal pressure to be applied to sodium batteries for them to operate efficiently.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | February 14, 2022 | 6:06 am

Activist investor Bluebell presses Glencore to spin off coal assets

The London-based hedge fund has charted out a new structure for Glencore that would allow the miner to keep control of its coal assets.

MINING.COM Editor | February 14, 2022 | 3:58 am

From ancient pups to warships – miners find more than just ore

Miners have come across treasures that even though have nothing to do with what they were initially looking for, are still invaluable.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | February 13, 2022 | 1:09 pm

Market interest in silicon, lithium-metal battery anodes only growing – report

The promise of higher energy density batteries is making a growing number of companies focus on silicon and lithium-metal anode materials, IDTechEx reports.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 13, 2022 | 6:16 am

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