November 19, 2021

New material improves li-ion battery charging speed by 10 times

Researchers say that by using nickel niobate in the anode of lithium-ion batteries, the charging speed can be improved by 10 times.

November 19, 2021

Chile elections may impact a third of the world’s copper supply

Leftist Gabriel Boric favours a more active role for the state and higher royalties, while extreme-right José Antonio Kast wants more private investment in state-owned Codelco and changes to mining…

November 18, 2021

WATCH: CEO of ICCM talks to CNN about mining trucks

Global mining truck fleet numbers about 28,000.

November 18, 2021

China Moly says green push to unleash extraordinary metal demand

The length of copper’s bull market will depend on the pace of the clean energy transition, the company says.

November 18, 2021

Australia’s Firefinch sees output at Mali lithium mine by early 2024

The company foresees annual production of over 436,000 tonnes of spodumene concentrate.

November 18, 2021

Global energy storage installation expected to be 20 times larger within a decade

BloombergNEF says boom in stationary energy storage will require more than $262 billion of investment.

November 18, 2021

SQM expects lithium prices to jump 50% before year-end

A sharp tightening of the market for lithium has seen prices double this year as demand is set to more than triple by 2025.

November 17, 2021

Lithium Americas beats CATL to buy Millennial for $400 million

The deal comes a day after a deadline expired for CATL to respond to the Lithium Americas offer.

November 16, 2021

Rio Tinto invests in European EV battery producer InoBat Auto

The company is leading the construction of a 290,000 square-foot, first-of-its-kind electric vehicle battery R&D center and pilot line in Slovakia.

November 16, 2021

The electric vehicle invasion is already here

People are buying electric vehicles now, partly because the climate is simmering closer to a boil and partly because the auto industry is finally making appealing battery-powered machines in volume.