March 30, 2022 Biden’s battery metal push does nothing to ease mining permit bottleneck It takes a about seven to 10 years to get a mine up and running in the US, compared to two to three years in neighboring Canada.
March 30, 2022 Biden poised to use Cold War powers to boost battery metals The White House is set to add battery materials to the list of items covered by the 1950 Defense Production Act.
March 30, 2022 Tesla inks secret multi-year nickel supply deal with Vale The deal is one of several the electric vehicles giant has forged over the last year to secure supply of battery metals.
March 24, 2022 China’s foreign minister meets Taliban leaders in Kabul Beijing has embraced the Taliban’s return to rule in Afghanistan, a diplomatic approach that could allow it to tap into the nation’s vast mineral resources.
March 22, 2022 Synthetic graphite from industrial waste may be key for next-gen battery systems German scientists are exploring sustainable synthesis routes for graphite from industrial waste.
March 8, 2022 Alba, GreenRoc up on initial Amitsoq graphite resource An initial resource estimate on GreenRoc's Amitsoq graphite project in Greenland ranks the project among the highest-grade globally.
March 7, 2022 Canada forges new EV supply chain path in bid to secure growth The country hopes to capitalize on its supply of critical minerals needed for electric vehicles, including nickel, lithium and graphite, to attract investors.
March 7, 2022 GM ramps up EV push with plans to make battery materials in Canada General Motors and South Korea's POSCO will build a $400 million facility to produce battery materials in Canada.
March 7, 2022 Ukraine invasion sets back Musk’s dream for cheaper EVs, for now Rising prices of nickel, lithium and other materials threaten to slow and even temporarily reverse the long-term trend of falling costs of batteries.
February 22, 2022 Value of battery metals in newly-sold EVs tops $1.5bn in single month MINING.COM’s EV Metal Index hit a new all-time monthly high as electric vehicle sales lift off and lithium, nickel and cobalt prices continue to rise.
Reimagining magnet materials: How AML is challenging the rare earth status quo For decades, permanent magnets have been one of the least questioned links in the electrification supply chain. February 06, 2026 | 03:09 pm
