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.

September 19, 2024

AMG Critical Materials opens Europe’s first lithium hydroxide refinery

AMG’s concept is to expand annual production up to 100,000 tonnes of battery-grade lithium hydroxide.

September 19, 2024

US closer to greenlighting ioneer’s Nevada lithium mine

If granted final approval, Rhyolite Ridge would be the first lithium project permitted by the Joe Biden administration.

September 18, 2024

EV batteries with nickel get boost in China after prices retreat

China’s EV market is offering a tentative challenge to the shift toward batteries with no nickel or cobalt.

September 18, 2024

Electra teams with Ontario First Nations investment firm on battery recycling

The effort is focused on selling black mass, made by recycling dead lithium-ion batteries, to Electra’s proposed refinery in northern Ontario.

September 18, 2024

Giyani secures Botswana’s first manganese mining licence for Kgwakwe Hill

K.Hill will be one of the few battery-grade manganese projects outside China.

September 18, 2024

Germany launches raw materials fund to strengthen supply chains

The German government is launching a $1.1 billion fund for investment in raw materials.

September 18, 2024

Coal India eyeing Argentina, Chile for critical minerals

India has been exploring ways to secure supplies of lithium.

September 18, 2024

BHP’s Australian nickel stoppages spoil plans for LME alternative

Plans for two new nickel trading platforms to challenge the LME have been blown off course by BHP's planned suspension of its plants in Western Australia.

September 18, 2024

Indonesia, Britain sign collaboration agreement on critical minerals

Indonesia has rich deposits of tin, copper and bauxite, among others, and is the world's largest source of nickel ore.