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.

May 4, 2020

First Cobalt to produce battery-grade by year-end

By the fourth quarter of 2021, the Canadian refinery's production is expected to reach over 25,000 tonnes a year.