June 24, 2020

Demand for EV raw materials to spike – report

United Nations says global market for cathode to reach $58 billion by 2024.

June 24, 2020

First Cobalt steps up on ESG practice

Company intends to qualify its refinery for the Responsible Minerals Initiative.

June 24, 2020

Attack on coltan mine in Congo leaves three dead

It is unclear what happened at SMB's mine as company and unions gave different accounts.

June 24, 2020

Pancontinental drops battery metals projects to focus on gold

The Canadian company wants to focus on two gold projects in South Carolina.

June 24, 2020

Argentina approves Millennial Lithium’s environmental impact assessment for Pastos Grandes

The EIA approval allows for a 24,000-tonne-per-year battery-grade lithium carbonate production facility to be built and operated on Pastos Grandes.

June 24, 2020

Experts call for plan to protect deep-sea life from mining

Mining the sea floor opens a vast source of key metals needed for clean energy, but should start after a full evaluation of likely environmental impacts, report shows.

June 23, 2020

Tesla’s reluctant commitment to cobalt a warning to others

Just when Tesla seemed to be pivoting away from using cobalt in its batteries, it signs a long-term supply deal with Glencore.

June 23, 2020

Spearmint Resources to kickstart Nevada lithium operations

The Canadian miner is working on a series of strategies to be applied at the Elon property and the McGee property.

June 19, 2020

Trillion-dollar US plan will draw in plenty of metal

A global infrastructure spending push would mean a lot more energy metals will need to be mined.

June 19, 2020

Altura inks lithium supply contracts with Ningbo Shanshan

The Australian miner would supply a minimum of 60,000 tonnes of the metal.