January 27, 2022 Musk’s bets on Tesla: human-like robots and self-driving cars Tesla's most important products in 2022 and next year will not be cars, CEO Elon Musk said on Wednesday.
January 26, 2022 Tianqi Lithium returns to annual profit thanks to battery boom Chinese lithium carbonate prices have been on a tear, jumping by almost a third this year after surging more than 400% in 2021.
January 26, 2022 Chile’s constitution drafters want to annul mining concessions on indigenous lands Proposal to suspend Chilean mining and forestry concessions that infringe on indigenous land was approved.
January 26, 2022 Japanese researchers develop high energy density lithium-air battery Scientists believe the devices have the potential to be the ultimate rechargeable batteries, with theoretical energy densities several times that of currently available lithium-ion batteries.
January 26, 2022 Glencore, Managem to produce cobalt from recycled batteries The companies have partnered up to extract cobalt, lithium carbonate and nickel hydroxide from recycled battery materials.
January 25, 2022 Standard Lithium shares up on raw materials deal with Koch Minerals It has signed a letter of intent with Koch Minerals & Trading for the purchase of lithium chemical offtake and the procurement of key raw materials.
January 25, 2022 CHARTS: Tesla v Volkswagen v BYD – battery power, lithium, nickel, cobalt use Most ambitious European automaker and Warren Buffet-backed Chinese EV and battery manufacturer unlapped themselves in 2021, at best.
January 24, 2022 Chart: How metals prices performed in 2021 Looking back on what gave investors strong returns in 2021, it was the year of industrial and energy metals.
January 24, 2022 Rio Tinto CEO concerned about Serbian PM’s comments on lithium project Rio is reviewing the legal basis for the decision and could sue Serbia as it tries to salvage the $2.4 billion project.
January 24, 2022 2022 – a year of rebalancing for metals and mining “The most likely outcome is an environment where commodity prices can settle from the extraordinary highs of 2021. But there are plenty of risks to this outlook," says Wood Mackenzie.
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
