April 1, 2021 DeepGreen hits backs at firms opposing seafloor mining Supporting a deep-sea mining moratorium is backing the environmental and social ills that come from land extraction, the company says.
April 1, 2021 Avalon, Fort William First Nation to jointly develop lithium refinery in Ontario The facility will be designed to accept lithium mineral concentrates and produce lithium hydroxide and other lithium battery materials.
March 31, 2021 Biden’s EV plan throws fuel on already hot car-charging sector Biden on Wednesday proposed spending $174 billion to promote EVs and increase the number of charging stations by 12-fold.
March 31, 2021 Ganfeng sees lithium rally extending as profits almost triple Battery-grade lithium carbonate prices started to buck a three-year downturn in the second half of 2020 as electric vehicle demand roared back from the coronavirus outbreak.
March 31, 2021 Vale sells New Caledonia nickel assets to Trafigura Vale said it will have a supply contract with the Trafigura-led consortium to off-take part of the nickel produced there.
March 31, 2021 Congo launches state-owned cobalt miner Entreprise Générale du Cobalt will sell cobalt hydroxide from artisanal miners under a five-year contract with trading house Trafigura.
March 30, 2021 NEO’s silicon anodes achieve long-term cycling NEO Battery Materials' silicon anodes achieved a highly stable long-term cycling ability.
March 28, 2021 Canada needs to work toward gaining leadership in the EV revolution – report Roskill states that Canada’s access to key battery raw materials gives the country an advantage when it comes to cell and module production.
March 28, 2021 London trader Stratton to sell First Cobalt’s refinery output in 5-yr deal Under the deal, First Cobalt will have the option to sell up to 100% of its annual cobalt sulfate to Stratton.
March 26, 2021 Newest battery metal IPO taps rising interest in the deep sea Investor interest in deep sea minerals is rising ahead of an mining code of conduct that’s expected to be concluded this year by the International Seabed Authority.
Disruption and dislocation: LME metals’ year in seven charts Supply disruption and tariff dislocation have defined the London Metal Exchange base metals complex this year. December 23, 2025 | 07:58 am
