December 27, 2022

Visualizing the metals you can buy with $1,000

Using price data from TradingEconomics, this graphic visualizes how much of each metal you can buy for $1,000.

December 27, 2022

Three cathode chemistries to dominate $430bln-Li-ion market – report

According to IDTechEx, NMC, NCA, and LFP will continue to be the dominant cathode materials at least until 2033.

December 22, 2022

Premium Nickel aims to re-open Selebi mine in Botswana 

The Selebi south deposit has a resource of 11.28 million tonnes grading 0.98% nickel and 1.9% copper.

December 22, 2022

Electra Battery Materials launches demonstration plant in Temiskaming Shores

Electra claims it will process up to 75 tonnes of black mass material in batches mode using its proprietary hydrometallurgical process in the demonstration plant.

December 22, 2022

Prices will fall across metals and mining in 2023 – Woodmac

Commodity research firm says production growth, weaker demand and negative sentiment in the industry will see iron ore, copper and industrial metals sink next year.

December 21, 2022

Terrafame to start mining uranium in Finland by mid-2024

The miner will extract uranium as a byproduct of zinc and nickel production and aims to produce 200 tonnes per year by 2026.

December 14, 2022

GM will go to unusual lengths to secure EV battery minerals

Competition is becoming more fierce as supplies fall short of demand, forcing some automakers to change the way they source raw materials.

December 14, 2022

US ‘battery belt’ widens with $3.5 billion Redwood Materials plant

Redwood said it will build a $3.5 billion battery materials campus in Ridgefield.

December 14, 2022

Gates, Bezos-backed KoBold Metals to build copper-cobalt mine in Zambia

The Mingomba deposit hosts average copper grades about six times higher than those found in Chile, the world’s top producer.

December 13, 2022

Brixton pivots to cobalt at Langis with strong drill results 

Langis, on the north shore of Lake Timiskaming, is about 20 km from Electra Battery Materials’ refinery for cobalt.