March 8, 2023 Canada will not retrospectively target Chinese investments in mining companies, minister says In November, Canada had asked three Chinese companies to sell their stakes in Toronto-listed lithium explorers following a national security review.
March 8, 2023 Piedmont Lithium hit with short-seller report on Ghana mine Blue Orca Capital alleged that mining licenses in Ghana obtained by a company it invested in were through what appeared to be "textbook corruption."
March 8, 2023 Battery bonanza is being sparked by coal’s exit in Australia Australia’s rapid shift from coal-fired power to cleaner alternatives is underwriting a boom in battery projects able to store solar and wind energy.
March 7, 2023 “Lithium OPEC” in South America could drive away investment, says Sigma Lithium CEO Argentina, Chile, Bolivia and Brazil would cooperate to expand their processing capacity, open battery plants and make EVs locally.
March 7, 2023 Argentina moves to stop wetlands bill from foiling lithium boom The country has been working on legislation to protect its wetlands amid sprawling fires often blamed on farmers.
March 7, 2023 Tesla, GM follow own shareholders with push into lithium miners Investors and car makers continue to bet on lithium miners, wagering that a shift toward EVs will become a permanent trend.
March 7, 2023 Scientists work on solid-state battery that uses fewer ‘problem’ metals Researchers have developed a new strategy to build solid-state batteries that are less dependent on specific chemical elements, particularly expensive metals with supply chain issues.
March 6, 2023 Cobalt market saw record-breaking supply boom in 2022 Mined cobalt supply grew by 23% to 187,060 tons in 2022, in a supply swell that wiped out a large deficit seen in 2021.
March 6, 2023 Battery metals projects catch eye of pension funds and carmakers The rush for metals needed to power electric vehicles has “clearly brought the sector into a spotlight that it wasn’t in a few years ago,” BMO analyst says.
March 6, 2023 Palladium One grabs more critical minerals assets with acquisition of MetalCorp MetalCorp's main assets are the North Rock copper-nickel project and the Big Lake copper-zinc-gold-silver project in Ontario.
Copper price tops $12,000 for first time on tariffs, supply woes Copper prices exceed $12,000 a tonne for the first time on record due to mine disruptions and tariffs, despite weak demand in China. December 23, 2025 | 05:39 am