April 11, 2022 CATL isolates workers to avoid covid shutdown Automakers including Tesla and Volkswagen have been forced to suspend production at their factories in Shanghai.
April 10, 2022 Mexican president reignites debate around mining reform with focus on lithium AMLO warned that if Congress does not approve a constitutional reform on electrical matters, he will push for a rewrite of the country’s Mining Law.
April 10, 2022 Zinc-air batteries get solar energy makeover Korean researchers developed a technology to improve the electrochemical performance of zinc-air batteries by using solar energy.
April 9, 2022 China EV maker Nio suspends production due to supply chain disruptions China's measures to contain the recent surge of covid-19 cases disrupted operations at Nio's suppliers.
April 8, 2022 Tesla may start mining lithium as Musk cites battery metal cost There is no shortage of the element itself, as lithium is almost everywhere on Earth, but pace of extraction/refinement is slow, Musk said in a Tweet.
April 8, 2022 Canadian miners cheer Ottawa’s critical minerals budget plan Canada's critical mineral deposits at current prices are valued at approximately C$340 billion, a senior official said.
April 8, 2022 Chile sues BHP, Albemarle, Antofagasta over water use Lawsuit singles out BHP’s Escondida copper mine, Antofagasta and Barrick’s 50-50 Zaldívar operation and Albemarle’s lithium assets.
April 7, 2022 New lithium technology can help the world go green — if it works DLE technologies would challenge traditional miners such as Albemarle and prospective miners like Lithium Americas.
April 7, 2022 How charge, discharge cycles make li-ion batteries bleed to death There is a link between cracks that form in batteries’ structure during charge-discharge cycles and the depletion of vital liquids that carry charge.
April 6, 2022 BHP’s Nickel West to be fully powered by renewables The 12-year deal with Italy's Enel will supply BHP with 100% of the power needed at three of its major nickel mines in Western Australia.
ERG signs long-term gallium supply deal with Mitsubishi Kazakhstan, which currently produces no gallium, is set to become the world's second-largest producer. December 20, 2025 | 08:34 am
