March 4, 2024

Indonesia and China killed the nickel market

Cheap Indonesian nickel, controlled by China and dumped on the market, has collapsed nickel prices and forced global mine closures.

March 4, 2024

Frontier Lithium, Mitsubishi form JV for Canadian lithium operations

The partnership will help finance Frontier's PAK Lithium Project mine in Ontario and a planned lithium chemicals conversion facility.

March 4, 2024

Eramet reaches deal to convert debt of New Caledonia nickel unit

Several hundred million euros of debt will be removed from its loss-making nickel subsidiary SLN.

March 4, 2024

Canada and Australia boost collaboration on critical minerals

The countries have agreed to promote shared priorities related to the extraction, processing and refining of critical minerals.

March 4, 2024

Rio Tinto CEO bullish on lithium but not eyeing big acquisitions

Rio Tinto is developing the Rincon project, a lithium-brine mine in Argentina.

March 4, 2024

Huayou Cobalt chief proposes battery material policy to tackle overcapacity

China's LFP capacity will reach 5.75 million metric tons in 2025, while global demand is estimated to be about 2.67 million tons that year.

March 3, 2024

Lake Resources announces job cuts to further reduce costs

This comes at a time when signs have shown that the lithium market has been stabilizing after falling around 70% over the past year.

March 3, 2024

As batteries demand more cobalt, scientists figure out how to use less for blue pigments

Scientists have discovered a new blue pigment that uses less cobalt but still maintains a brilliant shine.

March 3, 2024

Chile wants 3 or 4 new lithium projects running in 2026, finance minister says

Chile initiated a policy last year to increase state control of the strategic metal needed in batteries for electric vehicles. 

March 1, 2024

LithiumBank hikes Boardwalk project value by $600 million

The after-tax net present value (at an 8% discount) for Boardwalk is now pegged at $2.3 billion.