June 9, 2023

Norway considers opening Germany-sized area to deep-sea mining

The country’s energy ministry plans to submit to parliament in the next two weeks a proposal to open an area close to Svalbard to applications for exploration and extraction.

June 8, 2023

Nickel Industries plans to raise $633 million through share placement

The Sydney-based miner has been working towards developing nickel for batteries.

June 8, 2023

EV sales are soaring and oil use is about to peak

The share of electric vehicles in sales of new passenger vehicles is set to more than double globally in the next few years — to 30% in 2026.

June 8, 2023

US, UK discuss need to strengthen critical mineral supply chains

Biden said a "key piece" of protecting technologies that are key to the national security interests of both countries.

June 8, 2023

Namibia bans export of unprocessed critical minerals

The southern African country has significant deposits of lithium as well as rare earth minerals.

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.