July 7, 2025 CHART: Nickel overtakes lithium as most valuable EV battery metal as prices slump And that is despite the significant move towards nickel-free batteries such as lithium iron phosphate or LPF and the significant cooling of nickel prices at the same time.
July 6, 2025 South32 sells Cerro Matoso nickel mine as it looks to copper and zinc Australian miner sells Colombian operation to refocus on copper and zinc.
July 4, 2025 Chaos in Bolivian Congress over China, Russia lithium contracts Bolivian lawmakers and protesters clashed over lithium deals with China and Russia, accusing the government of selling out national interests.
July 4, 2025 Researchers from Scotland and Canada partner to clean up contaminated mine water They plan to develop a low-cost system combining microalgae and calcium silicate to remove and recover cobalt, nickel and copper for reuse.
July 2, 2025 Indonesia plans to cut mining quota period back to one year, minister says The move is expected to help underpin prices of coal and ores and boost government revenues.
July 1, 2025 Chile lithium expansion cleared by little-known nuclear agency The Chilean Nuclear Energy Commission signed off on a proposal that clears the way for a major lithium expansion over the coming decades.
July 1, 2025 Codelco secures lithium quota needed for SQM partnership Chile's nuclear energy regulator CCHEN approved an initial extraction of 2.5 million metric tons of lithium metal equivalent from 2031 to 2060.
June 30, 2025 Codelco sticks to SQM lithium deadline as deal opposition mounts Codelco says it is on track to finalize a landmark deal with SQM well before the next government takes office next year.
June 30, 2025 American Battery Technology’s Nevada lithium project added to federal permitting dashboard Company considers Tonopah Flats to be one of the largest identified claystone resource deposits in the country.
June 30, 2025 CMOC’s IXM declares force majeure on cobalt deliveries from Congo IXM cites Congo's extended export ban in suspending cobalt deliveries under force majeure.
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