December 13, 2019

Australia’s Mineral Resources flags lower lithium sale price at WA project

Last month, Mineral Resources said its JV with Albemarle had decided to pause operations at the Wodgina Project.

December 13, 2019

American Manganese starts testing recycled cathode material

The tests are part of a project aimed at creating a circular economy for lithium-ion batteries.

December 12, 2019

Albemarle CEO says long-term lithium demand remains ‘robust’

The world's largest producer of the battery metal is betting on the massification of electric vehicles.

December 11, 2019

Australia’s Prospect Resources in talks to sell stake, lithium supply to Russia’s Rosatom

The discussions are with Uranium One, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Russian state nuclear energy firm.

December 11, 2019

The new energy era: the lithium-ion supply chain

Battery minerals are set to become the new oil, and battery supply chains the new pipelines.

December 11, 2019

Chile: Uncertainty hits the stalwart of Latin American mining

Social turmoil returns to the streets of Santiago after 30 years of calm.

December 10, 2019

ICMM updates mine-community relations guide to reflect investors’ pressure

Improved guidance integrates the eight effectiveness criteria of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.

December 9, 2019

$9 billion battery project with BMW, BASF gets EU green light

Another EU battery project, coordinated by Germany, is under way and is likely to seek EU approval for state aid later this month.

December 8, 2019

Wealth Minerals and Rosatom sign MOU

The MOU would give Wealth Minerals access to Rosatom’s technology.

December 5, 2019

Nickel, cobalt price: Electric car sales are tanking, but metal use spikes

According to a new report, in October the average EV sold globally contained 22% more nickel, 19% more cobalt and 15% more manganese than a year prior.