March 16, 2021 What countries will fight over when green energy dominates A growing number of research organizations, universities and governments have started gaming out the gritty geopolitical implications of a globe dominated by green energy.
March 15, 2021 Canada unveils its 2021 critical mineral list Canada can leverage its mining and processing expertise as well as its natural resource endowment and its world-leading environmental, social, and governance credentials.
March 15, 2021 Interview: Clean TeQ’s Sunrise battery materials complex in Australia is construction ready Project in New South Wales is one of the largest nickel/cobalt deposits in the world and one of the largest and highest grade accumulations of scandium ever discovered.
March 15, 2021 Electric cars will cost more using ethically sourced batteries The European Union’s efforts to ethically source a key battery metal face headwinds that could make it more expensive for automakers to go electric.
March 15, 2021 Mick Davis launches $300 million battery metals SPAC Vision Blue has also invested in Ferro-Alloy Resources, which is developing a vanadium project in Kazakhstan.
March 15, 2021 VW plans to be battery juggernaut in $29 billion answer to Tesla Company is stepping up its game to become the world’s biggest electric-car maker with a plan to build six battery factories in Europe.
March 15, 2021 Tier 2 Li-ion battery manufacturers’ gigafactories expanding capacity Roskill forecasts some Tier 2 battery makers will boost their standing and reach Tier 1 status in the next 2-5 years.
March 12, 2021 Booming electric vehicle sales drive surge in cobalt prices The price of the metal stands at $53,000 per tonne, up 65% this year and around its highest since December 2018.
March 12, 2021 Europe lagging in battery metals production – report According to Aperio Intelligence, Europe’s own supply is unlikely to meet the demand driven by the e-mobility sector by 2025.
March 11, 2021 Cobalt, nickel free electric car batteries are a runaway success Few months in, LFP Model 3 already commands 5% of global EV market, counts for 21% of Tesla battery capacity hitting roads–even before key patent expiry next year.
Russia says stake in gold producer UGC to be put up for public auction soon In July 2025, a Russian court ruled that the majority stake in UGC should be seized and transferred to the state. December 30, 2025 | 08:24 am
