September 30, 2022 Thick electrodes may allow for EV fast-charging, range increase Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin fabricated a new type of electrode for lithium-ion batteries that could unleash greater power and faster charging.
September 30, 2022 Atlantic Lithium aims to begin production at Ghana mine in 2024 The Ewoyaa project has the potential to generate nearly $5 billion in revenue over its 12.5-year lifetime.
September 29, 2022 RANKED: World’s largest clay and hard rock lithium projects In a snapshot of the global project pipeline, Miningintelligence data provides a ranking of the largest projects in 2022.
September 29, 2022 Rio Tinto starts producing spodumene at Quebec plant The Quebec plant was commissioned in June and produced its first ton of spodumene concentrate in July.
September 29, 2022 Niobium could be key to supercapacitators New research from Umeå University proposes the idea of using niobium molecules as building blocks to design electrochemical energy storage materials.
September 28, 2022 Australia’s mining state aims to build battery manufacturing hub Western Australia is the world’s biggest exporter of lithium.
September 28, 2022 S.Korea’s SK On inks deal with Global Lithium Resources for lithium supply SK On will also explore additional business opportunities in the battery value chain, such as mining minerals.
September 28, 2022 Peru targets local lithium battery production, official says Peru currently produces no lithium and no country in Latin America produces lithium batteries at a commercial scale even if they do mine lithium.
September 27, 2022 Rio Tinto warns miners not moving fast enough on lithium extraction Lithium consumption needed “to surge way above anything that’s planned to be mined,” says minerals chief Sinead Kaufman.
September 27, 2022 Finland plans new tax on mining Finland has thus far not collected taxes on minerals but the government now proposes introducing a royalty of 0.6% on the taxable value of metallic minerals.
Ioneer eyes bid for Rio Tinto’s US boron unit Boron, an element mineral with few producers, was added to the US list of critical minerals last month. December 12, 2025 | 02:49 pm
