March 5, 2021 EV rollout will require huge investments in strained US power grids During several days of brutal cold in Texas, the city of Austin saw its fleet of 12 new electric buses rendered inoperative by a statewide power outage.
March 5, 2021 MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week Resource nationalism surge spells rough times for miners; Rio Tinto, Mongolia reach new Oyu Tolgoi expansion plan deal; Copper price crashes through $4.00, down 7%.
March 5, 2021 Nickel price slumps as electric dreams are rudely disturbed The metal has endured its worst week in almost ten years, with the London Metal Exchange (LME) price collapsing by 16% in the space of two days.
March 5, 2021 Rock and heavy metal: winners emerge in energy transition As world economies shift to more electrification and away from fossil fuels to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, expect more copper mining and interest in metals like cobalt and…
March 5, 2021 Tesla gets involved in New Caledonia mine to secure nickel supply Tesla will be a “technical and industrial partner" in the Goro nickel mine, which is being acquired by a consortium led by Trafigura.
March 5, 2021 Metal that worries Tesla most is getting much cheaper Nickel tumbled after a major Chinese producer’s unexpected plan to add supply eased concerns about a deficit.
March 5, 2021 Top nickel producer sets out end-to-end battery ambition Indonesia has drafted a plan that would see four state firms supplying nickel ore, processing nickel sulphate and cobalt sulphate, and then producing cathodes and batteries.
March 5, 2021 Global Battery Metals acquires Lithium King property in Utah The Canadian company believes the Lithium King property has the potential to host a lithium and magnesium brine deposit.
March 4, 2021 Albemarle slams Chile over ‘unjust’ withholding of Atacama study The lithium miner is appealing the government's decision and demanding the report be made public immediately.
March 4, 2021 Battery grade lithium prices in China surge 68% "Three years of falling lithium prices failed to incentivise sufficient investment into supply chains, leading to greater risks of price volatility as battery demand ramps up."
Historic gold, silver price rally continues Gold, silver and platinum jumped to all-time highs on Friday, extending a historic end-of-year rally. December 26, 2025 | 01:15 pm
