March 17, 2022 Eramet, Suez eye EV battery recycling in France by 2024 The joint project would produce black mass, a metal concentrate containing nickel, cobalt, manganese, lithium and graphite that is suitable for hydrometallurgical refining.
March 17, 2022 VW joins sustainable mining initiative to boost scrutiny Other carmaker members of IRMA include General Motors and Ford.
March 15, 2022 Gravity-defying lithium price rally continues with “little relief in sight” Chinese lithium prices double again in 2022, Benchmark’s mid-March assessment shows with seasonal restart of domestic brine supply unlikely to counter growing deficits.
March 15, 2022 VW is already sold out of some electric models for the year Europe’s biggest automaker is pushing ahead with the industry’s biggest rollout of electric cars to challenge Tesla.
March 15, 2022 Non-lithium battery chemistries to grow in importance for stationary energy storage sector – report IDTechEx predicts alternatives to Li-ion are set to play an increasingly important role due to their potential for improving cost and safety, easing material supply burdens, and less demanding requirements…
March 14, 2022 Lithium mining: ‘A new Bolivia’, says EnergyX CEO Teague Egan says EnergyX has the technology that can help Bolivia unlock its lithium.
March 14, 2022 Mineral Resources takes stake in Global Lithium, boosts battery metals exposure The move gives Mineral Resources access to early-stage lithium projects in the Pilbara and Goldfields, where it already has existing operations.
March 14, 2022 Scientists optimize process to transform wastewater sulfur into battery materials Researchers at Stanford University have found a new way to mine sewage for battery materials.
March 13, 2022 Albemarle facing environmental charges in Chile for over-extracting lithium-rich brine Chile’s Environment Superintendence launched a legal procedure against Albemarle for over-extracting brine at its Atacama salt flat operation.
March 11, 2022 As EV demand rises, Biden officials warm to new mines Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm and other officials speaking at this week's CERAWeek conference said the need to domestically produce more metals is rising.
BHP puts Anglo in ‘rearview mirror’ as CEO eyes Canada copper “I’m hopeful that in five years time, 10 years time, there’ll be further investments that we can make into Canadian resources, and specifically into copper,” Mike Henry said. December 19, 2025 | 12:32 pm
