March 21, 2023 E3 Lithium expands resource of Bashaw, Canada’s largest brine project The sprawling Bashaw district between Calgary and Edmonton now hosts 6.6 million measured tonnes of lithium carbonate equivalent.
March 21, 2023 Lithium prices in China halve in just four months Lithium supply is heading for a major increase this year as a wave of expansions and new projects get up and running.
March 21, 2023 Electric vehicle battery makers test a future without lithium Sodium-ion has the potential to complement lithium-ion cells and help fill gaps in the global market.
March 21, 2023 Glencore set to lose crown as top cobalt miner to China’s CMOC The Chinese company aims to double production this year, as it brings another massive Congolese mine online.
March 20, 2023 Tesla’s vision of EVs without rare earths will spur magnet race Other carmakers including BMW, Toyota and GM also have sought to reduce reliance on rare earths.
March 19, 2023 Electrification of Canada’s commercial vehicles may yield benefits sooner than later – report Deloitte Canada makes a case for decarbonizing commercial vehicles as a measure that is eventually less expensive than maintaining internal combustion vehicles.
March 19, 2023 America’s timeline for development of domestic battery metal supply chain may be unrealistic – research Researchers say the aggressive timeline of the Inflation Reduction Act may be unrealistic.
March 17, 2023 Volkswagen to invest in mines in bid to become global battery supplier Europe's biggest carmaker wants its battery unit PowerCo to become a global battery supplier.
March 16, 2023 Lockheed Martin sells deep-sea mining firm to Norway’s Loke UK Seabed Resources holds a 100% interest in two deep sea mineral licences in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone.
March 16, 2023 EU tags copper and nickel as strategic, but industry wants more The Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA) unveiled by the EU adds the two major industrial metals to a list that had previously focused on more niche minerals.
Copper price heads toward $12,000 a ton as banks predict further gains With year-end approaching, copper on the London Metal Exchange is up nearly 40%, marking its biggest annual gain since 2009. December 22, 2025 | 07:00 am
