September 15, 2020 Amplats, Platinum Group Metals subsidiary gets patent for battery research The companies’ subsidiary, Lion Battery Technologies, is working with Florida International University to use platinum and carbon nanotubes in lithium batteries.
September 14, 2020 CATL to invest in Neo Lithium, help develop Argentina mine CATL will buy more than 10 million shares of Neo Lithium, becoming the company's third-largest shareholder.
September 13, 2020 China’s Envision eyes France for new EV battery factory Envision entered the EV battery market by acquiring AESC from Nissan Motor Co two years ago.
September 13, 2020 Bolivia creates directorate to lead exploration, prospecting activities President Jeanine Añez made the announcement during a visit to the mining department of Potosí.
September 13, 2020 Accelerated carbonation of mining waste may be used to recover cobalt, nickel Researchers were able to achieve the equivalent of 30 years of passive carbonation of mine tailings within four weeks.
September 11, 2020 Albemarle locks horns with Chile over reserves data Regulators are demanding extra information on reserves Albemarle holds in the lithium-rich Atacama salt flat.
September 11, 2020 Tesla in talks to buy low carbon nickel from Canada The company is in discussions with Canadian miner Giga Metals about helping to develop a large mine.
September 11, 2020 Eight mines the size of Glencore’s Katanga needed to meet battery metals demand – report Wood Mackenzie states that the cobalt market would have to double and 800 kt LCE of additional lithium would be needed by 2025 to limit global warming by 2.5 degrees.
September 10, 2020 Lithium battery waste to grow recycling market – report IDTechEx estimates that just in 2020, 330 kt of waste Li-ion battery will be produced.
September 8, 2020 Investors cheer as GM, Nikola join forces General Motors and electric truck startup Nikola Corp will join forces to build electric pickup trucks and fuel cell commercial trucks to take on Tesla.
Copper price heads toward $12,000 a ton as banks predict further gains With year-end approaching, copper on the London Metal Exchange is up nearly 40%, marking its biggest annual gain since 2009. December 22, 2025 | 07:00 am
