October 4, 2021 Sayona Mining raises $72.5m to buy lithium project in Canada Miners are racing to raise money and expand projects, with global demand for the electric-vehicle battery metal set to soar in the coming decade.
October 4, 2021 Bacanora Lithium says Sonora project safe from Mexico reforms President López Obrador last week submitted proposed reforms, which include keeping future lithium extraction in the hands of the State.
October 4, 2021 How Life Cycle Assessments can enhance ‘green’ mining techniques Britain-based researchers say ‘cradle to grave’ evaluation at the outset of new metal mining explorations can mitigate against negative environmental impacts.
October 4, 2021 BHP inks nickel supply deal with Toyota-Panasonic battery venture The collaboration with Japan’s Prime Planet Energy & Solutions seeks the creation of "a green electric vehicle ecosystem."
October 3, 2021 NMC to remain the dominant EV battery cathode type until 2030 – report Fitch expects the NMC chemistry to remain dominant, owing to the superior energy density of high-nickel variations, which improve vehicle range and charging speeds.
October 1, 2021 The king of oil bets on batteries for a green world Once one of the world's most powerful oil traders, Alex Beard is now raising money to build a portfolio of strategic battery sites across the UK.
October 1, 2021 Iron battery breakthrough could eat lithium’s lunch Unlike lithium-ion batteries, iron flow batteries are really cheap to manufacture.
October 1, 2021 Li-ion battery recycling market to reach $31bn per year by 2040 — report IDTechEx says that, in two decades, over 50% of the world's spent li-ion batteries will be recycled in China.
October 1, 2021 BHP opens Australia’s first nickel sulphate plant The world’s no. 1 miner has produced the first nickel sulphate crystals from its plant in Kwinana, outside Perth.
September 30, 2021 Capital formation constraints could ultimately stunt EV revolution, says CPM CPM Group managing partner says the companies that need to find resources and develop mines today for production at the projected height of the battery metals demand from 2030 onwards…
ERG signs long-term gallium supply deal with Mitsubishi Kazakhstan, which currently produces no gallium, is set to become the world's second-largest producer. December 20, 2025 | 08:34 am
