July 1, 2021

Piedmont expands spodumene resources with investment in IronRidge

Piedmont plans to purchase an equity stake in IronRidge and a 50% stake in its Ewoyaa lithium project in Ghana.

July 1, 2021

Shortages flagged for critical EV materials lithium and cobalt

As the world moves to meet stringent targets for cutting carbon emissions, demand for lithium, cobalt and nickel vital for electric vehicle batteries will soar.

June 30, 2021

Albemarle ups game in race to power electric cars

A new lab in North Carolina will develop lithium products two to three times faster than previously, company CTO said.

June 30, 2021

CHART: Study predicts over 400% increase in copper, lithium, nickel battery demand

BloombergNEF turns super bullish about metals demand for batteries – ups forecast 35% to 2.7 terawatt hours per year by 2030 as electric cars take off.

June 30, 2021

Renault pledges to cut battery costs 60% this decade in EV push

Renault also plans to lower the cost of its electric motors by 30%, make them more compact and extend their range.

June 30, 2021

Sayona Mining gets court nod for Canadian lithium firm acquisition

The company and Piedmont Lithium made a joint bid for North American Lithium earlier this year as part of a plan to expand in North America.

June 30, 2021

China faces risks due to high chrome, manganese, nickel import reliance — report

According to Roskill, China’s net import reliance on chromium, nickel and manganese ore are calculated at 100%, 83% and 68%, respectively.

June 30, 2021

IGO closes $1.4b deal for stake in Tianqi Lithium assets

The nickel miner has taken 49% in a joint venture that gives it 25% in the Greenbushes lithium mine and 49% in the Kwinana processing plant in Western Australia.

June 29, 2021

Strike at Vale’s Sudbury operation strains battery nickel supply

Since the Vale strike began, the premium on briquette has risen 24%.

June 29, 2021

Vale commits $122 million to extend Manitoba nickel mines life

The investment, Vale's largest single one made at its Thompson operations, will extend current mining activities by 10 years.