March 23, 2021 Top 14 UBS battery metals forecasts after VW teardown UBS says ID.3 is the “most significant bet on EVs made by any legacy carmaker to date” prompting a super bullish upgrade to demand for lithium, nickel, cobalt, rare earth…
March 22, 2021 Lithium extraction pilot plant planned at Clayton Valley NeoLith Energy’s approach aims to reduce production time from over a year to weeks.
March 19, 2021 MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week Mining profits reach $230 billion a year, topped only by oil & gas, pharma; Lithium prices continue to soar – up 88% in 2021; Massive new port could give Vale…
March 19, 2021 Investors flock back to lithium as battery bust turns to boom Investors are betting big on a lithium comeback less than three years after prices of the metal used in rechargeable batteries collapsed.
March 19, 2021 Securing raw materials key to China’s economic, carbon neutrality goals – report A report by Wood Mackenzie states that China needs to secure a competitive supply of raw materials to guarantee its clean growth.
March 18, 2021 US looks to Canada for minerals to build electric vehicles The US government is working to help American miners and battery makers expand into Canada, part of a strategy to boost regional production of minerals used to make electric vehicles…
March 18, 2021 Schlumberger unit to launch Nevada lithium plant as EV demand rises Earlier this year, Albemarle Corp said it would double production at its facility in Silver Peak, Nevada.
March 17, 2021 China backing autocratic regimes to secure resources — report Autocratic regimes represent for Beijing greater supply stability than democracies that are, or may become, hostile to China, Verisk Maplecroft says.
March 17, 2021 British Lithium to open mine by 2026 after gov’t funding The UK's Sustainable Innovation Fund has awarded British Lithium £2.9 million ($4m) to move its full-scale lithium mining plans forward.
March 16, 2021 EV Metal Index doubles year-on-year as lithium, cobalt prices rally Despite a big drop from December’s blowout high, January 2021 still ranks as the fourth best month for the MINING.COM EV Metal Index thanks to rising cobalt, nickel and lithium…
Gabon to audit mining deals as reforms start amid IMF talks As part of discussions with the multilateral lender, President Brice Oligui Nguema “has demanded the full publication of all mining agreements". December 19, 2025 | 10:51 am
