Battery Metals Top Stories

Lithium producers hit by first big downturn of electric vehicle era

Global supply currently exceeds demand by about 5, according to Canaccord data.

Reuters | November 13, 2019 | 3:06 am

The plant, located about 373 miles from the US border…

Reuters | November 12, 2019 | 3:25 pm

Chinese imports of cobalt hydroxide also up 28% in September…

Frik Els | November 12, 2019 | 2:28 pm

The company is aiming to produce nickel sulphates at the…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | November 12, 2019 | 6:20 am

The Australian miner says Siviour is one of the world’s…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | November 12, 2019 | 6:15 am

China Molybdenum Co said it planned to take an indirect 30% stake in the planned Huayue project.

Reuters | November 10, 2019 | 8:26 am

The Canadian miner said Nevada requires the submission of a water pollution control permit and a class II air quality permit.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | November 8, 2019 | 6:15 am

Toyota to set up research venture to develop electric vehicles

Toyota set up a JV with Chinese electric car maker BYD as they ramp up efforts to produce zero emissions vehicles.

Reuters | November 7, 2019 | 3:54 pm

Envirostream to supply SungEel with recycled mixed metal dust containing cobalt, nickel and lithium.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | November 7, 2019 | 6:15 am

The world's largest lithium producer is grappling with a fall in prices on near-term oversupply concerns.

Reuters | November 6, 2019 | 3:30 pm

Plans underway to expand from tracing cobalt into other key battery metals, tungsten, tantalum, tin and gold.

MINING.com Editor | November 6, 2019 | 2:00 pm

New Benchmark lithium industry assessment has some good news for besieged hard rock miners.

Frik Els | November 4, 2019 | 1:58 pm

Germany's ACISA, which employs just 20 people, was created solely to focus on building the now botched lithium mine in the Salar de Uyuni.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 4, 2019 | 10:10 am

Australian lithium producers had earlier this year flagged weak market conditions for the rest of 2019 amid reduced demand from Chinese customers.

Reuters | November 1, 2019 | 8:44 am