September 15, 2022

Shallow-water mining in direct conflict with sustainability goals – study

Finnish researchers say that mineral mining alters habitats and causes local biodiversity loss in shallow-water species communities.

September 14, 2022

Compass Minerals picks lithium extraction technology to supply Ford, others

Compass chose EnergySource's direct lithium extraction (DLE) technology over four rivals.

September 14, 2022

SQM says brine reduction plan to cost $1.5 billion

In 2020, SQM committed to a 50% reduction in the brine it pumps to mine lithium in the vast Atacama salt flat.

September 14, 2022

South Korea, US will step up efforts to resolve electric vehicle spat

The two sides will begin talks Friday as part of an engagement channel agreed earlier this month in Washington.

September 13, 2022

Vale Indonesia signs HPAL deal with China’s Huayou

Vale and Huayou plan to build a $1.8 billion HPAL plant in Sorowako, South Sulawesi, to produce 60,000 tonnes of nickel.

September 9, 2022

BMW touts ‘technology leap’ of longer-range, faster-charging batteries

BMW will partner with CATL and Eve Energy to source the round cells in Europe and China, with the search for partners in North America still ongoing.

September 9, 2022

Scientists create safer, more conductive electrolyte for Li-ion batteries

Researchers in Japan have developed a new type of polymeric solid electrolyte for Li-ion batteries that is safer than commonly used electrolytes while maintaining conductivity.

September 9, 2022

Talon Metals expands resource at Tamarack nickel project in Minnesota

Fresh drilling results show thicker, higher-grade nickel-copper mineralization in an area outside the project’s defined resource zone.

September 8, 2022

Tesla evaluating lithium refinery in Texas, seeks tax breaks

The EV maker is considering a “battery-grade lithium hydroxide refining facility,” in Nueces County.

September 8, 2022

Dendrite formation in Li-metal batteries successfully tackled

A new Li-confinable porous carbon structure with a hollow core and a small number of gold nanoparticles may be the solution to dendrite formation in Li-metal batteries.