April 23, 2020

Cobalt price, nickel usage limit damage to EV Metal Index

Value of cobalt, nickel, graphite and lithium in newly-sold electric cars hold up despite impact of covid-19 as EV industry focus shifts to Europe.

April 23, 2020

China’s EV battery sector frets over supply

China’s two biggest lithium suppliers, Tianqi and Ganfeng, have both issued profit warnings recently.

April 23, 2020

Europe’s largest lithium project fully funded

The Cinovec lithium and tin project in Czech Republic, funded to construction, could become the first EU producer of battery-grade lithium.

April 22, 2020

US quandary: securing weapons-grade minerals without China

The US wants to curb its reliance on China for specialized minerals used to make weapons and high-tech equipment, but it faces a Catch-22.

April 22, 2020

Extracting battery metals from seafloor may beat traditional mining — study

Research funded by Canada’s DeepGreen Metals claims undersea mining generates up to 70% less direct CO2 emissions, and up to 94% less pollution.

April 21, 2020

Program to monitor Congo artisanal cobalt miners expanded

Partnership between RCS Global and the RMI will help the scheme grow from three sites to six this year, and to 12 or more by 2023.

April 16, 2020

CHART: China’s stranglehold on electric car battery supply chain

China has not only shoved aside the US for rare earths, cobalt, graphite and lithium production – new study shows it controls 93% of world's manganese going into EVs.

April 16, 2020

Top managers at mining group Eramet agree to pay cuts

Chairman and CEO Christel Bories will forego 25% of her pay and contribute money to the company's solidarity plan.

April 16, 2020

Argentina’s fledgling lithium sector clipped by coronavirus

The pandemic has already stymied a US push to develop lithium, while miners have warned the virus could hit to sales and prices further this year.

April 15, 2020

American Manganese, Voltabox recycle li-ion batteries

Voltabox wants a recycling solution for its end-of-life battery system.