July 10, 2019 Development snapshot: Eight juniors looking to supply the electric vehicle revolution While the prices for key battery minerals have so far been subdued in 2019, the general excitement about the future wide adoption of EVs continues to fuel activity.
July 9, 2019 Pilbara Minerals inks additional lithium supply deal with China’s Great Wall Deliveries under the deal will begin in August, with 20,000 dry metric tonnes of concentrate to be shipped annually for six years.
July 8, 2019 The US and Europe are getting more anxious about EV battery shortages More than a dozen parties have reportedly expressed interest in taking up a stake in Clean TeQ’s Sunrise nickel-cobalt-scandium project.
July 5, 2019 Slow transition to electric fells BMW’s CEO after just one term As Harald Krueger puzzled over how to reinvent BMW for the electric age, it was almost a year before he presented his strategic vision — which was a bust.
July 5, 2019 Jaguar to make multi-million pound electric car investment in UK plant It is a major boost to a sector hit by a slump in diesel sales and Brexit uncertainty.
July 5, 2019 UN deep sea mining body rejects Greenpeace criticism The ISA says it has the right to set the rules as it is a transparent public forum of consensus-building by the international community and in compliance with international law.
July 5, 2019 Tsingshan, partners face cost hike at Indonesia battery chemicals plant – sources Sources say the price tag may be $1 billion or more.
July 3, 2019 Australia govt’s lithium price outlook is bleak Top exporter Australia predicts a 26% rise in lithium stockpiles in 2019 – that's 2.5 years of consumption.
July 3, 2019 Europe thinks like China in building its own battery industry In the past few months, government officials have joined with manufacturers, development banks and commercial lenders on measures that will channel more than 100 billion euros ($113 billion) into a…
July 2, 2019 Nouveau Monde raises C$22m for next phase of Matawinie graphite project The Matawinie project has been the subject of a feasibility study for an all-electric, open pit mine.
Chinese copper smelter, Antofagasta agree to record low fees Tough negotiations reflected a market facing abundant refining capacity but tight global ore supplies. December 22, 2025 | 12:20 pm
