June 13, 2021 Fast-charging aluminum-ion batteries being developed in Australia According to Graphene Manufacturing Group and The University of Queensland, graphene aluminum-ion batteries can charge 70 times faster than Li-ion batteries.
June 11, 2021 Ganfeng Lithium exercises participation right in Sal de la Puna Top lithium producer also said it would sell $630m of shares to fund expansion overseas.
June 11, 2021 Solid-state battery deployment expected by mid-decade — report According to S&P Market Intelligence, if scaled up, the production of solid-state batteries would have a minimal effect on demand for battery metals.
June 11, 2021 Former AngloGold CEO joins Lithium Americas board Kelvin Dushnisky, who has worked for AngloGold and Barrick, will now advise the Canadian lithium developer.
June 10, 2021 Apple hires former BMW executive for car project Apple has hired Ulrich Kranz, a former senior executive at BMW's electric car division, to help its vehicle initiatives, Apple confirmed on Thursday.
June 10, 2021 Albemarle to boost extraction in search for green growth The US company is introducing a way of extracting more of the lithium that’s normally captured in salts, thereby lifting yields to 80-85% from 50-55%.
June 10, 2021 US energy storage installations surge in Q1 — report Energy storage deployments are expected to accelerate dramatically over the next 12 months.
June 10, 2021 Ganfeng Lithium to sell $630m of shares to fund expansion The company in March announced an ambitious plan to increase its production capacity roughly fivefold to 600,000 tonnes of lithium carbonate equivalent a year.
June 10, 2021 Copper riches are in cross-hairs of Chile presidential hopeful Daniel Jadue, the current front-runner in polls for November’s elections in Chile, wants to align mining rules with Peru, Argentina and Bolivia so they don’t compete for investments.
June 10, 2021 Australia faces climate pressure with EU carbon tariff threat – study Australia has refused to match commitments by the US, UK and other countries targeting net zero emissions by 2050.
Namib Minerals to restart mothballed Zimbabwe gold mine in February Redwing currently has an estimated 2.5 million ounces of gold and is the largest resource base in the group's Zimbabwean portfolio. December 19, 2025 | 07:08 am
