March 24, 2020

Rutile identified as the carrier of vanadium at Eurobattery Minerals’ project

The Stockholm-based company is working towards helping Europe become self-sufficient in ethical battery minerals.

March 24, 2020

Northern Graphite secures financing on Bissett Creek project

The Ottawa-based company plans to sell a 1% gross revenue royalty to Electric Royalties.

March 23, 2020

Germany wants to mass produce large-format lithium-ion cells

The ZellkoBatt project was created to build bridges between battery working prototypes and industrial mass manufacturing in domestic factories.

March 22, 2020

Tianqi postpones commissioning of Australia lithium plant amid liquidity problems

The company said its "tight liquidity situation," following the purchase of an interest in SQM, intensified since the start of 2020 due to the virus outbreak.

March 20, 2020

Lithium Americas halts Argentina construction

Cauchari-Olaroz will be placed on care and maintenance; no employees are currently infected with Covid-19.

March 18, 2020

First Cobalt says refinery expansion study in final stages

First Cobalt plans to initially recommission the refinery in partnership with Glencore in Q4.

March 17, 2020

How China bent over backward to help Tesla when the virus hit

Tesla received 10,000 masks and other materials that helped the company to restart its factory.

March 17, 2020

VW to start using high-nickel batteries for EVs

Next generation batteries will have 80% nickel, 10% cobalt and 10% manganese.

March 17, 2020

Chile lithium miners say coronavirus impact on output minimal so far

Miners ramped up sanitary precautions at Atacama salt flat mining operations to protect workers.

March 15, 2020

Air-metal batteries for EVs get a boost

Researchers developed a new catalyst that eliminates the need to use platinum in the air cathode.