April 16, 2015 Codelco to unveil plan to speed up delayed Chuquicamata mine expansion The plan seeks to tackle an almost yearlong delay in the project to turn century-old Chuquicamata open pit mine into an underground operation.
April 1, 2015 Atacama floods: Lithium impact analysed After a freak storm and flooding in Chile’s Atacama Desert temporarily closed one of the world’s leading lithium operations, fears of further supply squeezes and upward price pressure this year…
March 30, 2015 SQM’s new CEO on lithium, EVs, and future of batteries In little under two decades, SQM SA has gone from entering the lithium market to dominating global production.
March 24, 2015 Where will the graphite, lithium and cobalt for the battery revolution come from?: Simon Moores Following the lead of Tesla Motors, LG Chem, Foxconn and others are racing to build megafactories to build batteries for electric cars.
March 5, 2015 Galaxy Resources: A new focus to meet the coming lithium demand Just two years ago, Galaxy Resources Ltd. was overleveraged and unfocused.
February 25, 2015 Will a dry spell in Chile curb a global oversupply of copper? A raging seven-year drought affecting copper-rich Chile is making miners grow anxious, with BHP and Anglo American already reporting an impact in their operations.
February 25, 2015 Apple puts batteries at the centre of its EV masterplan Law suit exposes Apple's electric vehicle ambitions; Supply chain excellence key to company cutting battery costs and increasing volume for secret EV plan, Project Titan
February 11, 2015 Here’s the timeline for battery commercialization Big new megafactories coming in 2017.
February 3, 2015 Lithium, cobalt, graphite tipping point expected in two years: Simon Moores Much bigger batteries will be needed.
Column: Maritime logistics at the sharp end of the critical minerals race China has imposed export controls on seven rare earth elements and related products, a move that caused disruptions across valuable industries. December 12, 2025 | 03:54 pm
