January 8, 2020

FPX recoveries from Decar suggest battery market potential

Based on nickel recoveries in excess of 98%, the company believes that the resulting solution could be an ideal feed for the production of nickel and cobalt sulphate.

January 8, 2020

Indonesia approves environmental study for battery-grade nickel plants

There are at least five of these plants being built in Indonesia currently.

January 7, 2020

Li-Cycle marks first shipment of recycled battery material

The shipment contained key energy metals used in lithium-ion batteries, such as cobalt, nickel and lithium, in a concentrate.

January 5, 2020

Mineral supply for green tech should be part of climate negotiations – scientists

Researchers recognize that mining, metals, and materials extraction is the hidden foundation of the low-carbon transition.

January 3, 2020

Canada Cobalt Works discovers high-grade gold at Castle mine

The unexpected finding was made on the western side of the property.

January 2, 2020

Top 50 biggest mining companies enter 2020 near $1 trillion value

MINING.COM’s ranking of the world’s 50 largest mining companies based on market value shows a revived industry entering the 2020s, but with […]

December 31, 2019

Nobel prize winners sparked the lithium-ion battery revolution

Some of the most important scientific discoveries take place almost without notice.

December 30, 2019

Lithium-ion batteries could become self-healing

A team of engineers in the US developed an electrolyte that addresses the dendrite issue.

December 29, 2019

Portugal delays lithium tender for third time, aims for early 2020

The tender is now likely to happen in the first three months of 2020.

December 26, 2019

Advantage Lithium completes study on Cauchari

The PFS outlined an operation producing 25,000 tonnes per year of battery-grade lithium carbonate over a 30-year mine life.