August 5, 2020

Giga Metals aims to develop world’s first carbon-neutral mine

The Turnagain project in British Columbia is considered one of the largest undeveloped sulphide nickel deposits on the planet.

August 5, 2020

Orocobre, EnergyX join forces to develop ‘green’ lithium extraction technologies

The companies want to address the challenges associated with the extraction of the metal.

August 4, 2020

Scientists discover “glassy” lithium

In a quest to improve battery performance, US-based researchers made an unexpected find.

August 4, 2020

Solid-state battery market expected to reach $6 billion by 2030 – report

IDTechEx published its predictions for the solid-state battery market.

August 1, 2020

Chilean regulators scrap SQM’s environmental plan

Chile's Environmental Superintendent asked SQM to start again from scratch.

July 31, 2020

Deep-sea minerals could meet the demands of battery supply chains – but should they?

Concerned scientists have highlighted our limited knowledge of the deep-sea and its ecosystems.

July 30, 2020

Pilbara Minerals says lithium prices may be near bottom

Lithium has experienced a prolonged price fall due to slowing sales in China.

July 29, 2020

European Metals, EU body partner to advance Cinovec lithium project

The Cinovec project is the largest hard rock lithium deposit in Europe.

July 28, 2020

New Century, Vale delay nickel mine deal

New Century now has until September to present a binding offer for the New Caledonia nickel-cobalt complex.

July 27, 2020

Chile judge calls for water study on ‘fragile’ lithium-rich Atacama salt flat

The decision reignited concerns over SQM's ability to ramp up output to meet demand from the electric vehicle industry.