Battery Metals Top Stories

Ontario pitches Trump on mining deals with tariffs looming

Ontario Premier Doug Ford unveiled Monday a new plank in a broader strategy he calls “Fortress Am-Can.”

Bloomberg News | January 13, 2025 | 12:14 pm

Greenland to set terms of defence and mining ties with US, says PM

Prime Minister Mute Egede has summoned the leaders of Greenland's…

Reuters | January 13, 2025 | 10:52 am

Lithium prices to stabilize in 2025 as mine closures, China EV sales ease glut, analysts say

The global lithium supply glut is predicted to shrink by…

Reuters | January 13, 2025 | 10:34 am

Abaxx plans lithium carbonate contract within weeks after nickel launch

The exchange kicked off trading of its nickel sulphate contract…

Reuters | January 13, 2025 | 9:54 am

Factbox: Greenland’s rich but largely untapped mineral resources

A 2023 survey showed that 25 of 34 minerals deemed…

Reuters | January 13, 2025 | 8:59 am

Sigma Lithium ‘confident’ of surpassing 2025 output target

The company's Phase 1 operation has a nameplate capacity of 270,000 tonnes per annum of lithium concentrate.

Staff Writer | January 6, 2025 | 2:30 pm

CMOC sets cobalt production record in 2024

The world's No. 1 cobalt miner produced 114,165 tonnes in 2024, nearly double its 2023 output.

Staff Writer | January 6, 2025 | 8:38 am

Trump says tariff policy won’t be pared back

The Washington Post reported that Trump aides were considering tariffs targeting critical sectors such as iron, copper, batteries, and rare earths.

Staff Writer | January 6, 2025 | 7:57 am

Indonesia reviews nickel ore mining quota to steady prices

Indonesia last year approved annual nickel ore mining quotas of 240 million metric tons each year until 2026.

Reuters | January 3, 2025 | 7:20 am

China flexes lithium dominance with plans for tech-export curbs

Beijing proposes including battery cathode material preparation technology to its catalog of applications that are subject to export bans or restrictions.

Bloomberg News | January 2, 2025 | 12:32 pm

LME nickel hits four-year low as 2025 opens with eyes on China

Prices for nickel, used in stainless steel and batteries, dropped towards $15,000 a ton on the London Metal Exchange.

Bloomberg News | January 2, 2025 | 9:09 am

Manganese X secures $1.4m investment from Sprott

Manganese X said it will use the proceeds to advance the Battery Hill project in New Brunswick.

Staff Writer | January 2, 2025 | 8:56 am

Gates, Bezos-backed KoBold Metals raises $537 million in race for critical minerals

The funding round valued KoBold at $2.96 billion.

Staff Writer | January 2, 2025 | 8:41 am

Brazilian miner boosts rare earths output in challenge to China’s grip

Serra Verde started commercially producing concentrate in Brazil’s Goias state about a year ago.

Bloomberg News | January 2, 2025 | 7:23 am

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