March 29, 2023

Jervois halts Idaho project on weak cobalt prices

Shares in the Australian battery metals miner cratered about 42% on the suspension of final construction at the cobalt project.

March 29, 2023

Premier African Minerals completes Zimbabwe lithium plant, production imminent

Zimbabwe holds some of the world's biggest hard-rock lithium deposits and has recently attracted about $700 million in investment.

March 29, 2023

Sweden takes serious look at pros and cons of electric road systems

ERS charge moving vehicles with either loops in or next to the road, or with wires suspended above vehicles, similar to trams and trains.

March 28, 2023

Nickel revolution has Indonesia chasing battery riches tinged with risk

The new HPAL projects, and the surge of inexpensive metal from a country whose deposits have long been unloved by major producers, could push the market into oversupply.

March 28, 2023

Pilbara Minerals approves $375 million lithium expansion in Western Australia

The investment in the Pilgan plant will help increase spodumene concentrate production by 47% to 1 million dry metric tonnes per annum.

March 28, 2023

Value of battery metals in newly-sold EVs tripled on rampant lithium, nickel prices   

MINING.COM’s EV Metal Index surged to just under $27 billion in 2022 thanks to surging lithium and nickel prices, but January saw a 50% month-on-month drop.

March 28, 2023

Pure Energy gets permits for DLE plant at Clayton Valley project in Nevada, stock soars

Clayton Valley holdings adjoin and surround on three sides the Silver Peak lithium brine mine operated by Albemarle.

March 28, 2023

Standard Lithium claims North America’s ‘highest grade brine’ from sampling in East Texas

Samples from the Smackover Formation all returned grades exceeding the average reported lithium analyses from other North American brine projects.

March 28, 2023

Nickel price extends rebound on short-covering, low stocks

Prices jumped on Friday as inventories in warehouses linked to the Shanghai Futures Exchange slid to the lowest since July last year.

March 28, 2023

Merdeka Battery Materials plans $580 million IPO

It will be the second nickel firm in Indonesia to go public this year after PT Trimegah Bangun Persada of the Harita conglomerate group.