Battery Metals Top Stories

Appetite for ‘green energy metals’ drives deals

Demand for copper, nickel, lithium, and cobalt has risen sharply, driven by the global move to lower carbon emissions and electric vehicle makers chasing battery ingredients.

Trish Saywell - The Northern Miner | October 18, 2021 | 12:22 pm

Apple veteran wins Gates’s backing for Michigan battery startup

Battery startup Our Next Energy said Monday it has raised…

Bloomberg News | October 18, 2021 | 9:55 am

Pallinghurst to beef up EV battery metal business with stake in Talon Metals

Mining investor will acquire a 19.2% stake in EV battery…

Reuters | October 18, 2021 | 8:17 am

Wild markets gatecrash London Metal Exchange Week party

This year’s LME Week was a subdued affair by comparison…

Reuters | October 18, 2021 | 8:08 am

Noront Resources picks Wyloo bid over BHP

BHP has five days to come back with a better…

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 18, 2021 | 5:49 am

ICBR awards battery recycling pioneer

In 1977 Jacques David began his career in the battery recycling business and quickly became a pioneer in recovering nickel, cobalt and cadmium from Ni-Cd batteries.

MINING.com Editor | September 30, 2021 | 6:00 am

Australia’s Core Lithium starts construction at flagship Finniss project

Finniss is the first lithium mine in the Northern Territory.

Reuters | September 29, 2021 | 9:44 pm

Energy transition faces metal supply deficit, Canada miners say

Any credible prognosis shows that copper faces a structural deficit of 5-7 million tonnes starting in the next 3 or 4 years, Hudbay CFO says.

Bloomberg News | September 29, 2021 | 1:46 pm

World’s cobalt supply deficit is shrinking, says S&P

Global refined cobalt production is expected to rise 38.5% between 2021 and 2025.

MINING.com Editor | September 29, 2021 | 1:30 pm

Jakarta to jolt sliding nickel price – report

Indonesia’s EV ambitions, growing nickel mining dominance (echoes of Congo-cobalt) and new export rules are as disruptive as its 2014 ore ban – and good news for producers elsewhere.

Frik Els | September 29, 2021 | 1:25 pm

How the decarbonization megatrend is disrupting mining investment

Large players will likely benefit, Fitch says, from being able to rely on stronger investment capacity, while junior miners may struggle to adapt to the low carbon economy.

MINING.com Editor | September 29, 2021 | 12:17 pm