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 13, 2024 Metals-rich Kazakhstan seeks niche in battery supply chain The country is issuing hundreds of new exploration licenses to attract fresh investment.
September 13, 2024 IGO maps out ‘thoughtful’ path for the next decade Australian battery metals miner says lithium, copper and nickel are where it wants to be, despite challenges.
September 12, 2024 US Strategic Metals, Glencore enter processing partnership with Chilean Cobalt The partnership is expected to strengthen US critical minerals supply chains.
September 11, 2024 Lithium miner stocks soar as CATL adjusts output at key mine The unconfirmed suspensions could cut some 8%, or around 5,000-6,000 metric tons, of China's monthly LCE production.
September 10, 2024 China to agree on concession for Mao-era Africa railway by year-end The Tanzania-Zambia Railway will compete with a US-backed rail line known as the Lobito corridor.
September 10, 2024 Net zero needs more metals, but less extraction from the Earth All the refined metals needed to reach net zero by 2050 will add up to less than the amount of coal mined in 2023 alone, according to Energy Transitions Commission.
September 10, 2024 Electra receives $20 million funding proposal for Ontario cobalt refinery Once fully commissioned, Electra’s facility could produce up to 6,500 tonnes of cobalt per year.
September 10, 2024 Hybrid cars throw lifeline to platinum metals PGMs - principally platinum and palladium - face a long-term structural decline in demand as their main use has been to clean auto exhausts.
September 10, 2024 Northvolt to cut staff, halt some output as EV demand falls Northvolt vowed last year to invest $5.7 billion (C$7bn) in Canada's Quebec province to set up a battery plant.
Copper poised for best year since 2009 after December surge All six base metals on the LME are headed for annual gains in a year that’s seen an array of supply-side pressures. December 24, 2025 | 10:11 am
