January 6, 2022 Silicon anode startups snagged $1.9bn in funding over the past decade – report According to IDTechEx, growing interest in silicon anode technology allowed junior players to obtain $1.9 billion in funding over the last decade.
January 5, 2022 Cobalt industry to get a big boost from the shift to a green economy – report But the global cobalt supply chain is set to remain highly geographically concentrated in the coming years, Fitch says.
January 4, 2022 Chile tensions over lithium contracts show scope of clean energy task Mounting opposition to new lithium contracts in Chile is the latest indication of just how difficult it will be for the world to churn out the building blocks of the…
January 4, 2022 Ceylon Graphite renews environmental permit for K1 project in Sri Lanka Ceylon currently holds a land package constituting 121 km² grids containing historic vein graphite deposits in Sri Lanka.
January 4, 2022 Tesla criticized for opening showroom in China’s Xinjiang region UN experts and rights groups estimate more than a million people have been detained in camps in the far-western Chinese region.
January 3, 2022 Vulcan gets five more exploration licences in Germany The licences in the Upper Rhine Valley cover 325 sqkm and increase Vulcan's granted licence area to more than 1,000 sqkm.
January 3, 2022 EV battery costs set to rise in 2022 as lithium price extends gains Prices for battery-grade lithium carbonate in China jumped this year to a record high.
January 2, 2022 Tesla smashes quarterly delivery record with 308,600 cars Analysts say the strong results point to robust demand in China and Tesla’s skill at navigating the global semiconductor shortage.
January 2, 2022 Japanese researchers find formula for fast-charging lithium-ion batteries A new approach to anode fabrication could lead to extremely fast-charging lithium-ion batteries.
December 31, 2021 Top 20 mining stories of 2021 Another record-setting year for the metals and mining industry and for MINING.COM.
Copper price racks up longest rally since 2017 with bulls at the helm Futures have rallied by more than 40% this year, setting up the biggest annual advance since 2009. December 30, 2025 | 09:12 am
