May 31, 2024 Lithium Ionic feasibility gives Bandeira project in Brazil $1.3 billion NPV Study outlines an operation with a post-tax net present value more than four times higher than its initial capital costs.
May 31, 2024 Deep-sea nickel hits battery grade for The Metals Co. The production of nickel sulfate from polymetallic nodules during tests is believed to be a first in the mining sector.
May 31, 2024 India’s Altmin in talks with Australia for lithium supplies Altmin, India's only cathode active materials producer, currently sources lithium carbonate from Brazil and Bolivia.
May 31, 2024 Codelco and SQM agree on final lithium deal Their partnership is expected to start in 2025 and run through 2060, with Codelco overseeing general management as of 2031.
May 31, 2024 High-capacity iron-based cathodes for EV batteries are now a reality Researchers at Canada’s McGill University unlocked the potential to produce batteries using more sustainable and less costly materials.
May 31, 2024 Chile hopes SQM-Codelco deal to proceed as planned, finance minister says The arrangement would see Codelco take a majority stake in SQM’s Atacama salt flat assets in exchange for 30 more years of operations.
May 30, 2024 Chile’s ENAMI aims to break ground on first lithium project by 2028 ENAMI this month launched a search for a private partner to offer financial backing or operational support for the project at three salt flats.
May 30, 2024 Column: LME brand approval cements Indonesian nickel ascendancy For Indonesia it's a vindication of its policy of forcing miners to move downstream by banning ore exports from 2020.
May 29, 2024 Wyloo Metals to build battery materials processing plant in Ontario The facility will fill a critical gap in Canada’s electric vehicle battery supply chain.
May 29, 2024 Indonesia buying record amounts of Philippine nickel ore due to quota delays Delays by Jakarta in issuing mining quotas and heavy rains have hurt local supply.
Chinese copper smelter, Antofagasta agree to record low fees Tough negotiations reflected a market facing abundant refining capacity but tight global ore supplies. December 22, 2025 | 12:20 pm
