Battery Metals Top Stories

China EV slowdown to hit battery metals sector

Argus analysts are forecasting global EV sales of just under 2.1 million units in 2020, a 1.4% drop from 2019.

MINING.com Editor | April 2, 2020 | 2:50 pm

Lead’s viral resistance carries a lesson for other metals

Lead, trading in London at $1,725 per tonne, is down…

Reuters | March 31, 2020 | 8:52 am

First Cobalt produces battery-grade cobalt sulphate

First Cobalt owns the only fully permitted cobalt refinery capable…

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | March 30, 2020 | 2:43 pm

Collapsing auto sector a body blow for industrial metals

In terms of industrial metal markets, the automotive sector has…

Reuters | March 30, 2020 | 11:32 am

Zen scales up graphene production

The Canadian company announced that, while eliminating non-core activities due…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 27, 2020 | 6:15 am

VW plans to tap electric car batteries to compete with power firms

Volkswagen's expansion in electric cars will open up new business opportunities in storing and managing energy.

Reuters | March 12, 2020 | 1:27 pm

JPMorgan reaps benefits of China’s nickel market squeeze

JPMorgan made about $100 million trading nickel last year.

Bloomberg News | March 11, 2020 | 2:28 pm

Mobile EV fast-charging system now available

After a test-run at a Barcelona race track, the system is being widely commercialized.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 11, 2020 | 6:15 am

Albemarle expects weak Q1 in China due to coronavirus

Logistic delays "remain an area of concern," said chief financial officer.

Reuters | March 10, 2020 | 12:41 pm

Sibanye, Implats and BASF develop new tri-metal catalyst, boosting platinum prices

Innovation will enable palladium to be partially replaced with platinum in gasoline vehicles.

Reuters | March 10, 2020 | 9:39 am

American Battery Metals acquires Fenix Gold

The buyout is aimed at supporting exploration efforts at the Abriaqui gold project in Colombia.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 10, 2020 | 6:15 am

Talga receives environmental permit for Swedish graphite project

The Vittangi project has a total JORC resource of 12.3Mt at 25.5% graphite which, according to Talga, is the highest resource grade of any JORC/NI 43-101 graphite deposit in the world.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 4, 2020 | 6:15 am

Lithium-ion batteries have a new rival – potassium metal

US-based researchers found a solution to a persistent problem facing potassium metal batteries.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | March 4, 2020 | 6:10 am

MINING.COM launches EV Battery Metals Index

The value of metals used in batteries for the nascent electric vehicle industry measured for the first time.

Frik Els | March 3, 2020 | 4:11 pm

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