November 3, 2021 GM’s battery bet shows off lithium-metal cell that tops rivals Singapore-based SES, which is going public through a $3.6 billion reverse merger with a shell company led by Robert Friedland, is showcasing a lithium-metal battery cell with more than 100…
November 3, 2021 BHP in talks with Wyloo over Noront takeover The miners have been in a bidding war for the Canadian company, which owns Eagle’s Nest nickel and copper deposit in Ontario.
November 2, 2021 UN at COP26: “Enough of mining…we are digging our own graves” It did not take long for COP26 to turn into a farce with UN Secretary General António Guterres pleading with the gathered highnesses and excellencies to declare enough is enough.
November 2, 2021 Orford, Wyloo Metals partner to explore West Raglan nickel project in Quebec West Raglan covers just under 84,000 hectares and is 70 km west of Glencore’s Raglan mine, the biggest nickel producer in Quebec.
November 1, 2021 Vale’s Long Harbour nickel two-thirds less CO2 intensive than industry average Vale has pledged up to $6 billion to cut Scope 1 and Scope 2 carbon emissions by 33% by 2030.
November 1, 2021 Europe’s EV battery strategy threatened by supply chain gaps, Eramet says Eramet is struggling to attract investment from its home region to process its overseas nickel, lithium and cobalt reserves into battery materials.
November 1, 2021 Lithium Americas trumps CATL with $400 million offer to buy Millennial Lithium The offer represents a 22.1% premium over CATL's previous bid of C$377 million.
November 1, 2021 Ganfeng Lithium lands three-year supply deal with Tesla The Chinese firm will provide battery grade lithium hydroxide products to the electric vehicle maker from 2022 to 2024.
October 31, 2021 While China will continue to use rare earths in EVs, Europe trying different options – report According to IDTechEx, Europe is making efforts to decrease the utilization of magnetic materials and especially heavy rare earths in its electric vehicles.
October 31, 2021 ‘Ultimate’ anode for next-generation batteries to become more efficient Korean researchers found that diluted high concentration electrolytes improve the performance of lithium metal batteries.
Zimbabwe to continue mineral purchases in 2026, central bank governor says The central bank has aggressively pursued a foreign currency accumulation strategy through mandatory mining royalties, outright gold purchases and leveraging on the rally in gold. December 28, 2025 | 09:29 am
