May 11, 2020 Demand for battery metals to jump 500% by 2050 The World Bank estimates that over 3 billion tonnes of minerals and metals will be needed to meet the growing demand for clean energy technologies.
May 8, 2020 Renewables to power Northern Minerals’ rare earth operation The miner executed a letter of intent with Soluna Australia to develop a renewable-power and battery-storage facility at the Browns Range mine.
May 7, 2020 CHART: China’s grip on battery metals supply chain Only 23% of global supply of all battery raw materials is coming from China.
May 7, 2020 China dominates world’s supply chains China leads the world in the manufacture of electric vehicles and charging stations.
May 7, 2020 Indian lithium plant plan advances as EV market boom looms India’s first lithium refinery will have a proposed capacity of 20,000 tonnes a year of lithium hydroxide.
May 7, 2020 Albemarle eyes Tianqi’s stake in world’s largest lithium mine The world's top lithium miner said it was interested in buying all or part of Tianqi's stake in Greenbushes mine.
May 6, 2020 Researchers eye intelligent battery management system for better cycle life Improving cycle life may help reduce the overall cost of green energy storage systems.
May 5, 2020 Lithium price: One in three cars sold in UK now electric You have to look hard for a silver lining as European car sales collapse by 90% and forecasts for lithium demand and prices are slashed.
May 5, 2020 Fjordland to acquire majority stake in CanAlaska’s North Thompson nickel project The property is located in Manitoba and sits on the north-western extension of the Thompson Nickel Belt.
May 4, 2020 American Manganese needs $12m to build battery metals recycle plant The facility would have three tonne-per-day processing capacity.
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
