August 11, 2021 Lake Resources says UK export agency interested in funding Argentina lithium project UK Export Finance also indicated it would increase funding to boost lithium output at the Kachi project,
August 10, 2021 US House bill would give tax credit for rare earth magnets The bill is the latest in a string of U.S. legislation attempting to cobble together a national strategy to produce more lithium, rare earths and other strategic minerals.
August 10, 2021 Perpetua stock surges on antimony supply deal with Gates-backed battery developer Perpetua's Stibnite project in Idaho is currently the only domestically mined source of the critical mineral in the US.
August 9, 2021 Core Lithium inks 4-year supply deal with Ganfeng Ganfeng will buy spodumene concentrate from Core's Finniss project in the Northern Territory.
August 9, 2021 Gates-backed firm joins Bluejay on battery metals quest KoBold Metals, a start-up backed by a coalition of billionaires, will pay $15m in exploration funding for Greenland project.
August 6, 2021 North Carolina County where Piedmont plans lithium project temporarily bans mining Piedmont last autumn signed a deal to supply US electric automaker Tesla Inc with lithium sourced from its deposits in North Carolina, sending the company’s stock up tenfold.
August 6, 2021 New EV battery designs unlikely to dampen metals demand, miners say Mining companies say they do not fear a plan by China's CATL to make an electric vehicle (EV) battery without lithium or other key metals.
August 6, 2021 World’s largest EV market facing challenges — report China’s electric two-wheeler market is not growing as it used to, according to IDTechEx.
August 5, 2021 Biden sets US goal for clean cars to be half of 2030 sales Administration is crafting greenhouse gas-reduction standards and fuel economy requirements for vehicles.
August 5, 2021 Albemarle doesn’t expect Biden’s EV order to shift lithium demand The world’s largest lithium producer posted a nearly five-fold jump in quarterly income on Wednesday.
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
