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.