Battery Metals Top Stories

Wealth Minerals and Rosatom sign MOU

The MOU would give Wealth Minerals access to Rosatom’s technology.

Trish Saywell-The Northern Miner | December 8, 2019 | 7:30 am

Nickel, cobalt price: Electric car sales are tanking, but metal use spikes

According to a new report, in October the average EV…

Frik Els | December 5, 2019 | 3:42 pm

Andrew Miller: We are in an upward transition period for lithium & EVs

Palisade Radio recently interviewed Andrew Miller, Head of Price Assessments…

Palisade Radio | December 5, 2019 | 3:11 pm

Apple buys first-ever carbon-free aluminum from Alcoa-Rio Tinto venture

The Alcoa-Rio joint venture wants to commercialize a technology by…

Reuters | December 5, 2019 | 12:11 pm

Vale aims to boost nickel production by 70%

The company will divest its New Caledonia operation, eyes Indonesia…

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 4, 2019 | 4:45 am

China wants new energy vehicle sales in 2025 to be 25% of all car sales

China is also discussing introducing stricter green car quotas in coming years.

Reuters | December 3, 2019 | 2:32 pm

Tipping point for electric cars still four years away – report

Price of lithium-ion batteries used in EVs has dropped 87% since 2010, but reaching price-parity with internal combustion engines has ways to go.

Frik Els | December 3, 2019 | 1:07 pm

Chile eyes state-backed lithium push in far-flung salt flats

Chile is looking to develop two lesser-known deposits of the mineral needed to power a global push into electric cars.

Reuters | December 3, 2019 | 11:51 am

Blackstone Minerals partners with S. Korean firm for lithium ion battery production

Ecopro BM, South Korea's largest ev battery cathode producer, will develop a downstream processing facility with Blackstone's Ta Khoa nickel project in Vietnam.

Reuters | December 1, 2019 | 10:11 pm

BMW, Great Wall to build new China plant for electric cars

The 650 million euro ($716 million) plant is due for completion in 2022.

Reuters | November 29, 2019 | 11:03 am

Chile’s SQM to decide on future of lithium holdings in Maricunga by year’s end – mining minister

Maricunga is less than 5% the size of the lithium-rich Salar de Atacama in northern Chile, but high-grade deposits of the battery metal makes it attractive to miners.

Reuters | November 28, 2019 | 5:25 am

Bids for mothballed Quebec lithium plant due by January, trustee says

North American Lithium (NAL), backed by top battery maker Contemporary Amperex Technology, halted operations last year at its Quebec mine and obtained creditor protection in May.

Reuters | November 27, 2019 | 3:27 pm

Oversupplied lithium unlikely to happen to nickel

Most industry observers are expecting batteries to occupy a higher percentage of the nickel market.

Rick Mills - Ahead of the Herd | November 25, 2019 | 3:47 pm

China’s rare earth boost threatens US, Australia growth plans

China said this month it’s raising its annual mining quota for rare earths to 132,000 tonnes, 10% above last year’s record high.

Bloomberg News | November 25, 2019 | 9:39 am

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