September 10, 2020

Lithium battery waste to grow recycling market – report

IDTechEx estimates that just in 2020, 330 kt of waste Li-ion battery will be produced.

September 8, 2020

Investors cheer as GM, Nikola join forces

General Motors and electric truck startup Nikola Corp will join forces to build electric pickup trucks and fuel cell commercial trucks to take on Tesla.

September 8, 2020

Europe’s critical raw materials plan key to becoming climate-neutral by 2050 – Roskill

The market analyst believes that adding lithium, titanium, bauxite and strontium to its list of critical materials brings the EU one step closer to its goal.

September 4, 2020

Europe joins global scramble for critical minerals

Europe has belatedly woken up to the fact it has a metals problem.

September 3, 2020

MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week

Cobalt prices surge on electronics boom, Friedland’s Nimba iron ore project, gold price falls on economic recovery hopes, and more.

September 3, 2020

EU adds lithium to critical raw materials list

Move is part of a broader plan to cut reliance on imported supply of key commodities, including rare earths and cobalt.

August 31, 2020

This is why lithium-ion batteries fail

UK-based researchers identified a potential new degradation mechanism for electric vehicle batteries.

August 30, 2020

Tianqi Lithium posts $101m net loss in H1 as prices plunge

Tianqi said in a filing to the Shenzhen Stock Exchange it made a $101.47-million net loss in January-June.

August 28, 2020

Lithium price: 50% of hard-rock miners are losing money

Spodumene prices are on a downward spiral, putting half of hard-rock lithium miners in a marginal to loss-making position, says new report.

August 28, 2020

Lithium Americas completes JV restructuring, shares up

Partner Ganfeng Lithium will now own 51% of the Caucharí-Olaroz project in Argentina.