October 27, 2021 EVs have lithium booming — and this time, there is no bust in sight Demand will likely outstrip production over at least the next five years, Morningstar predicts.
October 26, 2021 Vulcan Energy accused of misleading investors with positive PFS — report J Capital alleges Vulcan's management team low-balled the costs, thus making the project look profitable, and overstated the quality of the resource.
October 26, 2021 TSLA la land: Tesla vs Volkswagen 2021 battery power comparison Head to head, gigawatt for gigawatt Tesla vs Volkswagen’s electric car only sales show just how out of whack TSLA’s $1 trillion valuation really is.
October 26, 2021 Citric acid can be used to extract rare earth metals from coal ash The method, if widely adopted, could turn coal ash from an environmental pariah into a commercially viable product, researcher says.
October 26, 2021 Sibanye-Stillwater to buy nickel-copper mines in Brazil for $1 billion The acquisition of Atlantic Nickel and Mineração Vale Verde from Appian is Sibanye’s fourth battery metal investment this year.
October 25, 2021 Mineral Resources to restart Wodgina mine as EV demand boosts lithium prices The production would restart in the third quarter of 2022 initially.
October 24, 2021 South Africa’s manganese output expected to grow – report Despite low prices, Roskill expects South Africa’s manganese output to increase strongly over the next decade.
October 22, 2021 Apple’s talks with Chinese battery makers mostly stalled CATL and BYD informed Apple sometime in the past two months that they were not able to meet its requirements.
October 22, 2021 The coming electric car disruption that nobody’s talking about Millions of workers at repair shops, gas stations, oil fields and farms could find their jobs affected by an economic dislocation of historic proportions.
October 21, 2021 Top 10 cobalt operations outside of China and the DRC There is currently a solid global project pipeline, due to the rise in cobalt prices and the expected demand boom amidst battery manufacturing projects, Fitch writes.
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
