October 11, 2019

Majority of firms fail at conflict minerals due diligence

A Responsible Sourcing Network study analyzed 215 companies’ disclosures.

October 10, 2019

Power restored at First Cobalt’s Ontario refinery

First Cobalt has already received financial backing from Swiss mining giant Glencore to study recommissioning the refinery.

October 10, 2019

Britain’s James Dyson scraps electric car project

Dyson said his engineers had built a "fantastic car" and that the project was not being closed due to any failures in research and development.

October 10, 2019

European consortium wants to improve lead battery technology

The Consortium for Battery Innovation published its technology roadmap aimed at tackling increasing demand.

October 8, 2019

Argentinian government lowers tax for Millennial’s lithium project

The Canadian miner just got a Fiscal Stability Certificate.

October 7, 2019

Glencore inks 5-year cobalt supply deal with China’s GEM

It will provide at least 61,200 tonnes of cobalt hydroxide, or about a quarter of its annual production, to the Chinese company.

October 7, 2019

Talga gets funding to develop graphitic anode for solid-state batteries

The Australian company wants to create a new high-capacity graphitic carbon composite anode.

October 4, 2019

Tesla battery flaw cover-up claim to be evaluated by NHTSA

The petition, filed by a law firm representing Tesla drivers, alleges that Tesla updated battery management software in response to a potential defect that could lead to battery fires.

October 4, 2019

Feature: Democratic Republic of Congo in focus

The country’s mining sector has demonstrated a resilience in riding out a long storm of political and regulatory uncertainty, in addition to plummeting commodity prices.

October 4, 2019

Lithium Australia successful at building lithium-ferro-phosphate batteries

Lithium phosphate from spent lithium-ion batteries is being used to create high-quality cathode material.