August 28, 2020

Lithium price: 50% of hard-rock miners are losing money

Spodumene prices are on a downward spiral, putting half of hard-rock lithium miners in a marginal to loss-making position, says new report.

August 28, 2020

Lithium Americas completes JV restructuring, shares up

Partner Ganfeng Lithium will now own 51% of the Caucharí-Olaroz project in Argentina.

August 28, 2020

IronRidge Resources becomes member of European Battery Alliance

The Brisbane-based miner said this membership is key as it continues to develop its Cape Coast Lithium Portfolio in Ghana.

August 27, 2020

MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week

Rhodium price on track for new record, copper to extend rally, Glencore strategy to underpin cobalt prices.

August 26, 2020

EV to account for 79% of lithium demand by 2030

Cochilco said demand for lithium had been muted because of the pandemic, expected at around 75,000 tonnes, but would surge to 1.4 million tonnes by 2030.

August 25, 2020

New nickel price launched as attention shifts to green supply

Metal trades at 9-month high as mined output tanks, but future supply for EVs looks to acid-leaching projects that pump waste into the ocean.

August 25, 2020

DeepGreen partners with scientists on seafloor discovery program

The battery metals start-up is investing over $60 million to accelerate a program on the potential environmental impacts of collecting polymetallic nodules from the deep seabed.

August 25, 2020

Sale would see Nemaska Lithium emerge as new entity

After completing sale proposal, Nemaska would be reorganized into a new entity, Residual Nemaska Lithium.

August 24, 2020

Elon Musk is going to have a hard time finding clean nickel

Recent accidents suggest the industry will struggle to meet Musk’s request for a large quantity of the metal produced in an “environmentally sensitive” way.

August 24, 2020

Glencore makes U-turn to back artisanal mining of cobalt

The company, which has long endorsed the purchase of cobalt from industrial mines, is now backing a new initiative to support informal miners instead.