September 23, 2024 Nouveau Monde gears up for Matawinie construction phase 2 The project is expected to generate 97% pure flake graphite for at least 25 years.
September 23, 2024 Ivanhoe Electric unit secures $55 million Chinese investment for vanadium battery business In addition to forming a JV, Ivanhoe and VRB will also establish a separate US-based vanadium redox battery business, to be located in Arizona.
September 23, 2024 Nornickel opens EV battery R&D centre The R&D center in St. Petersburg will be used to study the use of nickel-containing cathode active materials in electric batteries.
September 20, 2024 Vanadium is the new battery cathode chemistry, says Pure Lithium CEO The company says it has found a way to make lithium metal batteries from scratch going from “from brine to battery” in less than 48 hours.
September 20, 2024 Urbix gets $125 million government grant for Alabama graphite plant The plant, already backed by funding from London-based Appian Capital Advisory, is to produce 10,000 tonnes of the anode material a year.
September 20, 2024 Standard Lithium shares rise after being selected for $225m award negotiation by DOE The funding is intended to support the construction of the central processing facility for Phase 1 of the South West Arkansas project.
September 20, 2024 South32’s Arizona manganese plant tapped for $166m US government grant The DOE funding would provide 30% of the cost of its proposed manganese production facility, said the Australian miner.
September 20, 2024 US to award $3 billion to 25 projects for battery manufacturing sector Move will increase domestic production of advanced batteries and battery materials to shift their production away from China.
September 19, 2024 CHART: Global mining and metals – a quick reality check Demand for energy transition metals has injected optimism into mining, but it represents only a sliver of the $4 trillion global industry.
September 19, 2024 Rock Tech scoping lithium converter in Ontario with $1.7bn NPV The company is building a fully permitted lithium converter in Germany.
Zimbabwe to continue mineral purchases in 2026, central bank governor says The central bank has aggressively pursued a foreign currency accumulation strategy through mandatory mining royalties, outright gold purchases and leveraging on the rally in gold. December 28, 2025 | 09:29 am
