Battery Metals Top Stories

Chile taps China, Japan in lithium-for-tech push; faces tough sell

The world's No. 2 lithium producer has held global road shows ahead of a second lithium-for-investment tender, according to officials.

Reuters | September 17, 2019 | 3:09 pm

US senators voiced bipartisan support on Tuesday for the expansion…

Reuters | September 17, 2019 | 9:48 am

A new study says global battery metals consumption will rise…

Frik Els | September 12, 2019 | 4:17 pm

Sigma, which recently received its license to begin hard rock…

Reuters | September 12, 2019 | 12:40 pm

Major industry players gathering at the Asian Nickel conference on…

Reuters | September 11, 2019 | 11:21 am

Consultancy Roskill estimates most new greenfield nickel projects would need prices at $22,000 a tonne or above.

Reuters | August 27, 2019 | 9:45 am

TALCO Gold aims to eventually produce 10% of the global output of antimony.

Reuters | August 27, 2019 | 9:14 am

Lithium glut, EV subsidy cuts take toll on major producers

Prices for the battery metal have fallen by more than 40% over the past year, knocking top producers' profits and share price gains.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 27, 2019 | 9:07 am

Once operational, the facility will be the only primary producer of refined cobalt for the electric vehicle (EV) market in North America.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 26, 2019 | 10:13 am

The commodity research group says prices will remain in the single-digit figures due mainly to an avalanche of new supply.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 21, 2019 | 7:10 am