November 24, 2021 Cobalt-rich Congo tries to push into battery manufacturing Congo mines around two-thirds of the world's cobalt, an ingredient in lithium-ion batteries.
November 24, 2021 BHP extends Noront bid deadline again amid talks with Wyloo Norton shareholders now have until December 14 to accept or reject BHP's takeover offer, while talks with Wyloo progress.
November 24, 2021 Standard Lithium gets $100 million investment boost from Koch Standard Lithium is also exploring opportunities to work with several Koch Industries subsidiaries in key areas of alignment with the its project development needs.
November 23, 2021 Soaring lithium prices spur changes in supply contracts "Prices are up over 230% year to date, really around a lack of available material," said Benchmark Mineral Intelligence.
November 23, 2021 Can plants that suck metal from soil replace mining? Agro-mining is the process of growing plants that absorb metal through soil, a mechanism to clean poisoned lands and maybe gather battery components like nickel and cobalt.
November 22, 2021 CATL becomes China’s second-biggest stock With a market capitalization of nearly $249 billion, the Tesla supplier narrowly surpassed Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd.
November 22, 2021 ‘Greenflation’ a risk for renewable energy, but long-term viability intact Prices of metals such as tin, aluminum, copper, nickel and cobalt have risen between 20% and 91% this year.
November 22, 2021 Canada Nickel expands footprint in Ontario with 13 new properties The target properties are within a radius of 95 km of the company’s flagship Crawford nickel-cobalt project.
November 21, 2021 Li-Metal’s technologies targeting next-gen battery market "The next-generation battery supply chain requires a completely evolved supply chain that doesn’t even exist yet."
November 19, 2021 New material improves li-ion battery charging speed by 10 times Researchers say that by using nickel niobate in the anode of lithium-ion batteries, the charging speed can be improved by 10 times.
Over 60% of critical minerals demand met through global trade: IEF The IEF report predicts global demand for copper, nickel, cobalt, lithium and rare earths rising from 28 million tonnes in 2021 to nearly 41 million by 2040. December 21, 2025 | 08:24 am