April 12, 2022 The near-500% rally in lithium price is showing cracks in China Lithium prices seem to be losing momentum in China, as the nation’s worsening coronavirus outbreak has upended the electric-vehicle supply chain.
April 11, 2022 Ford inks Argentina lithium supply deal with Lake Resources The deal is a major bet by Ford on direct lithium extraction (DLE), a relatively new breed of technologies that filter the metal from brines.
April 11, 2022 Western Australia is world’s new top mining destination The resource-rich state replaced Nevada as most attractive region for mining investment in 2021, says the Fraser Institute.
April 11, 2022 Opinion: US uses Cold War powers to secure battery metals supply The real significance of invoking the DPA is that it elevates battery metals to the top of the US critical materials supply list, writes Andy Home.
April 11, 2022 Sigma Lithium updates Phase 1 FS, showing $1.6bn after-tax NPV for Brazil project The updated economics demonstrate that Phase 1 is financially robust, even as a standalone project.
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.
Iron ore price nears best close since November on year-end metal rally The steelmaking ingredient advanced for a third straight session in Singapore, climbing nearly 1.8% to as much as $106.55 a ton in intraday trading. December 29, 2025 | 07:51 am
