June 8, 2023

Lithium shortages could hand salt a starring role in EV shift

Carmakers who faced skyrocketing prices for lithium and other battery metals last year could increasingly adopt sodium-based cells in the future.

June 8, 2023

Carbon capture tests results better than anticipated for Canada Nickel

The process at the Crawford nickel project can store 1.0 million tonnes of carbon annually.

June 8, 2023

Tonnes of cobalt could be mined in Idaho but processing facilities still lacking — study

Researchers say that although there is potential for cobalt extraction from the Idaho Cobalt Belt, the question of how to process it remains unanswered.

June 7, 2023

Livista plans German lithium refinery for EV batteries

It initially aims to refine 40,000 tonnes of lithium annually at the plant, or enough for batteries for around 850,000 EVs.

June 7, 2023

US battery belt grows with $1 billion Kentucky cathode deal

Ascend Elements said it has reached a billion-dollar deal with an unnamed automaker to reprocess old batteries into cathode material.

June 7, 2023

Clean tech faces increasing risks with mining tied to new abuses

The Business & Human Rights group identified 65 new allegations of human rights abuse since the end of 2022.

June 7, 2023

Mongolian PM discusses EV investment, cooperation with Elon Musk

Musk and the Mongolian government talked about a potential joint research venture on the use of rare earth elements and battery minerals.

June 7, 2023

Metso introduces sustainable battery black mass recycling

Battery black mass recycling is becoming an important means to complement virgin battery metals supply.

June 6, 2023

Li-Metal gets $1 million grant from Ontario gov’t to develop lithium metal production technology

Li-Metal Corp. (CSE:LIM) (OTCQB:LIMFF) (FSE:5ZO) a developer of lithium metal and lithium metal anode technologies for next-generation batteries, announced Tuesday that it has […]

June 6, 2023

Quebec touts millions in government funding for battery metal projects

Quebec is becoming known for mining project funding that hands out several hundred million dollars a year and promotes the province as a battery metals hotspot.