February 11, 2021

Nickel price at highest since 2014 amid growing EV battery demand

Nickel has quietly been going neck-in-neck with copper since the start of the base metals rally.

February 11, 2021

Nickel pig iron producers eye up electric vehicle battery market

Nickel is a key component of the lithium-ion rechargeable batteries used to power electric vehicles.

February 11, 2021

Vision Lithium produces 99.99% pure Li₂CO₃ from Sirmac, stock explodes

The Sirmac property is located approximately 200 km south of Nemaska's Whabouchi lithium mine in Quebec.

February 10, 2021

EV metal index beats record by 54% as electric cars reach tipping point

MINING.COM EV Metal Index surges to over $500m of lithium, graphite, cobalt and nickel in newly-sold electric cars worldwide in one month as prices continue to climb and deployment smashes…

February 10, 2021

American Lithium to acquire Plateau Energy amid EV boom

The agreement will consolidate two "significant and strategic" undeveloped lithium assets in the Americas.

February 10, 2021

Bacanora Lithium kicks off work at Mexico project

Heavy equipment will start the bulk site earthworks at the Sonora lithium project later in the year.

February 10, 2021

Tesla deployed more EV battery materials than its four closest competitors combined in 2020

Tesla’s large deployment of battery metals is explained by the rolling out of its made-in-China Model 3s.

February 9, 2021

CATL to make additional investment in Neo Lithium

CATL will participate in Neo's recently announced financing and maintain an 8% equity interest.

February 9, 2021

CBLT acquires lithium property in Manitoba

Shatford Lake is five kilometres southwest of the Tanco mine, an LCT-type pegmatite that has produced cesium and tantalum.

February 9, 2021

Mick Davis’ battery metals firm Vison Blue raises $60m

Vision Blue is investing $29.5 million in Canadian miner NextSource Materials, which is developing a graphite mine in Madagascar.