February 27, 2023 Stellantis buys into Argentina copper in race for battery metals The automaker has its eye on one of the world’s bigger underdeveloped copper deposits in Argentina’s San Juan province.
February 27, 2023 Decree adds to doubts about Mexican lithium industry’s future President Lopez Obrador recently established a more than 900-square-mile lithium mining zone in the Sonora state.
February 27, 2023 US to loan Li-Cycle $375 million for New York recycling plant Li-Cycle's Rochester, New York, processing facility is slated to open later this year.
February 27, 2023 Research institutions, US Army partner to identify risks in critical minerals supply chain Over 100 industrial scientists, WPI faculty, and graduate and undergraduate students are engaged in more than 20 research projects.
February 27, 2023 Recharge Industries grabs failed startup Britishvolt The Australian firm has bought Britishvolt, which planned a battery factory in the UK to power EVs, out of administration.
February 27, 2023 Jindalee claims McDermitt project is the largest lithium deposit in US The Australian miner says its project, on the Nevada-Oregon border, has overtaken Lithium America’s Thacker pass by contained lithium in mineral resource.
February 27, 2023 China lithium probe shuts down a tenth of global supply Some lithium operations in Yichun, Jiangxi province, have been halted as Beijing officials investigate alleged violations at the mines.
February 26, 2023 Beijing probes illegal mining activities in Chinese lithium hub The probe comes amid a "shutdown and rectification" of lithium producers in Yichun, known by some as Asia's lithium capital.
February 24, 2023 Nickel shows Indonesia how to escape the middle income trap The value of Indonesia’s nickel exports surged tenfold in five years after it forced buyers to set up refineries in the country.
February 24, 2023 Tesla, GM among carmakers flocking to mining events amid battery metals scramble Car companies are making inroads into the mining industry to lock in supplies of much-needed materials, putting them in direct competition with large, deal-hungry metals producers.
Copper price racks up longest rally since 2017 with bulls at the helm Futures have rallied by more than 40% this year, setting up the biggest annual advance since 2009. December 30, 2025 | 09:12 am
