Battery Metals Top Stories

Sediment plumes from deep-sea mining become turbulent cloud

New research shows that midwater sediment plumes discharged by mining machinery become a highly turbulent cloud of suspended particles.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 31, 2021 | 2:32 pm

Lomiko Metals releases PEA for La Loutre in Quebec

The PEA envisions an open-pit mine with an average annual…

Northern Miner Staff | July 30, 2021 | 12:01 pm

BHP to build solar farms at Nickel West

The project will help cut carbon emissions by 12% compared…

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 30, 2021 | 7:03 am

Civil unrest in South Africa, covid-19 may push cobalt prices up — report

Fastmarkets’ third-quarter forecast is for cobalt prices to average $25…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 30, 2021 | 6:06 am

CATL, Tesla battery supplier, unveils sodium-ion battery

Battery packs combining sodium-ion and lithium-ion cells could point towards…

MINING.com Editor | July 29, 2021 | 1:07 pm

Volkswagen battery electric vehicle deliveries nearly triple in H1

Deliveries were mostly driven by demand in Europe, which last week unveiled an effective end date for new combustion engine cars.

Reuters | July 20, 2021 | 10:32 am

In push to supply Tesla, Piedmont Lithium irks North Carolina neighbors

Company last autumn signed a deal to supply US electric automaker Tesla Inc with lithium sourced from its deposits in North Carolina.

Reuters | July 20, 2021 | 7:32 am

EV Metal Index quadruples year-on-year as lithium, nickel prices rally

MINING.COM’s tracker of the value of battery metals in newly sold electric cars surges from pandemic lows, grows 18% month-month as lithium and nickel prices resume upward march.

MINING.com Editor | July 19, 2021 | 2:10 pm

China frictions steer electric automakers away from rare earth magnets

As tensions mount between China and the US, automakers are trying to reduce their reliance on permanent magnets.

Reuters | July 19, 2021 | 7:41 am

Vulcan Energy signs lithium hydroxide supply deal with LG Chem unit

It is the first deal of its kind for Vulcan's project in Germany, and would account for a quarter of total output once the project is fully ramped up from 2026.

Reuters | July 18, 2021 | 8:40 pm

Dawn of a mining supercycle. Are you taking the fizz?

MINING.COM takes issue with a new white paper by Wood Mackenzie forecasting the varying impacts of the green energy transition on metals and mining demand.

Frik Els | July 16, 2021 | 5:18 pm