March 27, 2024

Chile opens 26 lithium salt flats to private companies

Tender process for the lithium-rich flats, excluding Atacama and Maricunga, will start in April and is expected to conclude in July.

March 26, 2024

Tsingshan unit plans Indonesian battery plant as trade frictions mount

The plant will be housed alongside Tsingshan’s existing operations in Weda Bay and could begin operating as soon as next year.

March 26, 2024

Li-Cycle to cut 17% of staff amid battery recycling growing pains

The company has struggled with construction cost overruns at its Rochester, New York, battery processing facility.

March 26, 2024

Fortune Minerals gets federal funding for Northwest Territories project, Alberta refinery

$526,200 funding for the production of cobalt sulphate and bismuth ingot products.

March 26, 2024

Kodal Minerals on track to produce lithium at Bougouni in Q4

Kodal is in competition with Leo Lithium to develop Mali’s first lithium mine.

March 26, 2024

Chinese miners eye overseas deals after battery metals slump

Zijin and CMOC Group set sights on overseas expansion amid a Western pullback.

March 26, 2024

How science may assist green metals exploration efforts

A recent paper in the journal Science Advances reveals new information that may inform future metal prospecting.

March 25, 2024

Indonesia’s Antam to start building new nickel smelter, HPAL plant in 2025

The projects are part of Antam's deal with China's Ningbo Contemporary Brunp Lygend to develop an "ecosystem" to produce EV raw materials.

March 25, 2024

SQM spars with China partner over Codelco deal

Tianqi acquired a near-quarter share of SQM in 2018 for $4.1 billion amid concerns the deal could give Tianqi a near monopoly over the global lithium market.

March 25, 2024

Northvolt starts battery plant work in win for Europe’s industry

The project will receive just over €900 million in handouts and guarantees from Germany, which helped prevent the project being lured to the US.