April 10, 2019 Electric-vehicle tax credits get a bipartisan boost in senate The legislation would grant automakers a $7,000 tax credit for an additional 400,000 vehicles after they reach the 200,000 vehicle cap.
April 10, 2019 First Cobalt targets Canada plant restart within 2 years — CEO The company is reportedly in talks to supply its battery-grade product to four leading automakers.
April 10, 2019 China’s Greatpower to start producing nickel sulphate by end-2019 – chairman The Chinese supplier of chemicals for lithium-ion batteries is also on the lookout for mine investment opportunities to guarantee supply.
April 10, 2019 Lynas board turns down $1.1B Wesfarmers bid The rare earths miner said its board had concluded it would not engage with retail and industrial conglomerate Wesfarmers, stating its unsolicited takeover offer undervalues Lynas' intellectual property.
April 10, 2019 First Vanadium says Nevada project resource estimate exceeds expectations The company, which in March more than doubled the size of the vanadium property, believes that Carlin’s maiden resource will provide a base for an economic study.
April 9, 2019 Walkabout Resources’ stock rises as it tees-up Asian off-takers for its graphite The company has entered its second binding offtake agreement in two weeks, contracting to sell 10,000 tonnes of large and jumbo flake graphite concentrate to a private company in China.
April 8, 2019 Warrior Gold drills Goodfish-Kirana project To date, the company has drilled 10 holes totaling 1,522 metres.
April 8, 2019 Altiplano considers magnetic separation for Farellon ore The company says that copper recoveries from low grade mineralized material went up following magnetite separation.
April 8, 2019 Epiroc completes acquisition of New Concept Mining New Concept Mining is based in Johannesburg, South Africa, and has facilities also in Peru, Zambia and Canada.
April 8, 2019 Indonesia battery-grade nickel plant awaits environmental nod Indonesia's first plant to produce battery-grade nickel is on track to start operations by 2020, though the project still needs an environmental permit that could take up to eight months.
Lithium swings from glut to scarcity on Asia demand, Traxys says Lithium is emerging from a period of oversupply after record-high prices spurred supply growth at a time of disappointing demand. January 16, 2026 | 01:05 pm
