April 5, 2021

The US has a metals problem

Years of neglecting its critical metal supplies is catching up with the United States, as demand for the raw materials needed to build a new green economy that rejects fossil…

April 5, 2021

The next electric-car battery champion could be European

After years of ceding the EV battery business to foreign companies, Europe wants in.

April 5, 2021

Tesla’s market value set to gain $50 billion on record EV deliveries

Tesla delivered 184,800 vehicles globally during the first quarter of 2021, above estimates of 177,822 vehicles.

April 2, 2021

UEX hits high-grade cobalt-nickel mineralization at West Bear

Highlights include 9.5 metres grading 0.39% cobalt and 0.62% nickel starting from 77.5 metres.

April 1, 2021

In the meme-stock era, even bad Voltswagen jokes are worth billions

You can’t blame VW for wanting a little bit of Tesla’s glamour. But its April Fools’ Day calamity shows the dangers of trying to be cool and funny.

April 1, 2021

DBS co-leads $625m finance deal in Indonesia battery metals project

The project by PT Halmahera Persada Lygend (PT HPAL) is expected to be the first smelter in Indonesia to use high-pressure acid leach (HPAL) technology to produce nickel and cobalt…

April 1, 2021

DeepGreen hits backs at firms opposing seafloor mining

Supporting a deep-sea mining moratorium is backing the environmental and social ills that come from land extraction, the company says.

March 31, 2021

Biden’s EV plan throws fuel on already hot car-charging sector

Biden on Wednesday proposed spending $174 billion to promote EVs and increase the number of charging stations by 12-fold.

March 31, 2021

Vale sells New Caledonia nickel assets to Trafigura

Vale said it will have a supply contract with the Trafigura-led consortium to off-take part of the nickel produced there.

March 31, 2021

BMW, Volvo, Google and Samsung call for ban on deep-sea mining

They are the first global companies to have signed up a World Wildlife Fund (WWF) call for a moratorium on mining the seabed.