October 13, 2022 Electra begins commissioning battery materials recycling demonstration plant in Ontario Electra is currently retrofitting its existing cobalt sulphate refinery in Temiskaming Shores, Ontario, to accommodate its proprietary hydrometallurgical process designed to treat black mass.
October 13, 2022 MMG to start arbitration against Congo’s Gecamines MMG said armed forces entered its Nambulwa mining lease on Sept. 16 claiming Gecamines had signed a research contract for it.
October 12, 2022 VIDEO: Deep-sea miner stock jumps after first seafloor collection since 1970s Investors piled into The Metals Company on Wednesday after it said it completed its first collection run of battery metals from more than four kilometres below the surface of the…
October 12, 2022 Column: How do you accelerate energy transition when current crisis slams the brakes If the answer to the energy crisis is a faster rollout of renewable alternatives to fossil fuels, then the problem is that the current situation is hindering the solution.
October 11, 2022 GM to take equity stake in Australian mining company General Motors will invest up to $69 million and take an equity stake in Queensland Pacific Metals.
October 11, 2022 New environmentally friendly method to extract metals from Li-ion batteries launched in Canada Toronto-based researchers are using supercritical fluid extraction to recover metals from end-of-life Li-ion batteries.
October 10, 2022 Stellantis, GME Resources seal nickel and cobalt deal for battery production The deal marks a further move by the world's fourth largest carmaker to lock down supplies of metals needed for batteries that power EV cars.
October 9, 2022 US government includes Li-ion batteries in list of goods produced by child labor The US Department of Labor included lithium-ion batteries among the 158 goods from 77 countries that the department believes are produced by child labor or forced labor.
October 6, 2022 First US cobalt mining operation to begin after more than 30-year hiatus Jervois Global is starting the first US cobalt mine in Idaho on Friday, according to chief executive Bryce Crocker.
October 6, 2022 USGS, NASA to map southwestern United States for critical mineral potential With $16 million in funding from the Biden administration, portions of California, Colorado, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico and Utah will be mapped for critical mineral potential.
Antofagasta agrees zero copper processing charges for 2026 with Chinese smelter The deal compares to charges of $21.25 a ton and 2.125 cents per lb for 2025 agreed last December. December 19, 2025 | 09:03 am
