July 7, 2021 Climate-change impacts of graphite production higher than reported — study London-based consultancy Minviro says the true climate change impacts of producing battery-grade graphite can be as much as 10 times higher than published values.
June 30, 2021 CHART: Study predicts over 400% increase in copper, lithium, nickel battery demand BloombergNEF turns super bullish about metals demand for batteries – ups forecast 35% to 2.7 terawatt hours per year by 2030 as electric cars take off.
June 24, 2021 What Canada should do to secure its own supply of critical minerals — report A report presented before the House of Commons states that it is time for the Canadian government to step up its critical minerals game.
June 21, 2021 EV Metal Index jumps 375% year-on-year as lithium price rally continues MINING.COM’s tracker of the value of battery metals in newly sold electric cars surges from pandemic lows, hitting third best month on record as lithium prices continue to rally.
June 16, 2021 Nouveau Monde launches public offering, private placement to raise nearly $100m Net proceeds would be used towards the development of the Matawinie graphite property and li-ion battery anode plant.
June 15, 2021 Canada, EU in raw materials pact to cut China reliance “We as Europeans want to diversify our imports away from producers like China because we want more sustainability, less environmental damage and we want transparency on raw materials.”
June 8, 2021 Biden administration sets up ‘strike force’ to go after China on trade The United States plans to combat unfair trade practices that have contributed to a "hollowing out" of supply chains.
June 4, 2021 World’s no. 2 automaker to get “actively involved in raw materials business” Volkswagen CTO Thomas Schmall flags IPO for new battery division and all but commits the automaker to investing in mining.
May 28, 2021 Cobalt, nickel price: Rapid LFP uptake dents EV bull case Global per-vehicle use of nickel and cobalt has fallen by a fifth over the past year – in China, it’s down by more than 40%.
May 26, 2021 Northern Graphite’s concentrates suitable for anode material Lab tests show that concentrates from the Bissett Creek deposit are well suited for producing spherical graphite.
Copper price heads toward $12,000 a ton as banks predict further gains With year-end approaching, copper on the London Metal Exchange is up nearly 40%, marking its biggest annual gain since 2009. December 22, 2025 | 07:00 am
