May 10, 2022

Elon Musk says Tesla open to buying a mining company

While the auto giant has EV metals contracts with suppliers across the globe, its goal to produce 20 million vehicles annually by 2030 will require vastly more supplies of metals.

May 10, 2022

Redwood aims to start anode copper foil production by end of 2022

Redwood currently recycles lithium, cobalt, copper and aluminum from several sources, including the Nevada battery plant jointly owned and operated by Panasonic and Tesla.

May 10, 2022

Chinese miners and battery makers team up in rush for lithium

“Much of the new developments involve smaller players in China looking to secure resource supply overseas," BloombergNEF analyst says.

May 10, 2022

Argentina expects $4.2bn investment in its lithium sector

The figure will help the country produce 175,000 tonnes of lithium in 2025, more than a tri-fold increase from the 50,000 tonnes expected this year.

May 9, 2022

GRAPH: Nickel, graphite make up half Tesla’s battery emissions

Nickel’s contribution is greater than cathode and cell assembly combined, says Tesla’s new ESG report, but cobalt’s impact is minimal.

May 9, 2022

Nickel price back to where it started before March chaos

Nickel futures finally tumbled back below the level where the London Metal Exchange market closed March 4.

May 9, 2022

Sibanye bides time on battery metals push as asset prices soar

CEO Neal Froneman wants to make the metals that are key to powering the EV revolution a third pillar of Sibanye’s operations.

May 9, 2022

Indonesian president plans to meet Elon Musk over nickel

Representatives of Tesla were currently in Indonesia and due to visit the nickel production hub of Morawali on Sulawesi island.

May 9, 2022

Ivanhoe completes “starter mine” at multi-billion dollar Platreef project

Platreef's initial production shaft is expected to churn out 700,000 tonnes of ore a year and is slated to begin operations in late 2024.

May 8, 2022

Metal electrolysis could support more efficient, eco-friendly processes for producing battery metals

Electrolysis is a process in which a metal oxide is zapped with electricity to create pure metal with oxygen as the byproduct.