September 28, 2022 S.Korea’s SK On inks deal with Global Lithium Resources for lithium supply SK On will also explore additional business opportunities in the battery value chain, such as mining minerals.
September 28, 2022 Peru targets local lithium battery production, official says Peru currently produces no lithium and no country in Latin America produces lithium batteries at a commercial scale even if they do mine lithium.
September 28, 2022 CATL plans $1.9 billion battery project in China’s Luoyang city Construction of the project will take up to three years, CATL said.
September 28, 2022 Foran’s ambitious net zero plans for McIlvenna Bay attract investors Foran has had a busy year as it advances the McIlvenna Bay copper-zinc-gold project in Saskatchewan, which it says will be the world’s first zero-carbon operation.
September 27, 2022 Rio Tinto warns miners not moving fast enough on lithium extraction Lithium consumption needed “to surge way above anything that’s planned to be mined,” says minerals chief Sinead Kaufman.
September 26, 2022 Argentine state-run miners launch first-time lithium project Units of Argentina's state oil firm YPF will start work on a 20,000 hectare area lithium prospecting project in Fiambala.
September 26, 2022 Rare earth miner NioCorp to merge with Nasdaq-listed blank check firm Merger with Acquisition Corp II will give it access to up to $285 million for the development of its Elk Creek project in southeastern Nebraska.
September 26, 2022 Volkswagen teams up with Umicore on battery materials The venture - between Umicore and Volkswagen's battery unit PowerCo - also plan to collaborate on recycling metals from battery materials.
September 23, 2022 Canada, South Korea seek deeper cooperation on critical minerals In a joint statement, the two countries said they agreed to deepen their "strategic partnership on supply chain resiliency".
September 23, 2022 US MINES Act seeks to curb Russia, China grip on critical minerals California Republican congressman Ken Calvert said America must be "clear-eyed about the Chinese and Russian aggression when it comes to consolidating critical mineral resources.”
Column: EV revolution rolls on but battery metals lose their charge It should only be a matter of time before demand momentum absorbs the current supply glut, writes Reuters columnist Andy Home. December 20, 2025 | 06:23 am
