September 23, 2020

Tesla bets on mining with Nevada lithium claim

The company is planning to build its own cathode factory.

September 16, 2020

Canada ranked 4th, US 6th in lithium-ion battery supply chain

If the US were to increase its investment in raw materials and promote EV adoption, it could overtake Japan and China in 2025, says new report.

September 16, 2020

Are batteries the trade war China’s already won?

The global battery market will be worth about $116 billion a year by 2030.

September 11, 2020

Eight mines the size of Glencore’s Katanga needed to meet battery metals demand – report

Wood Mackenzie states that the cobalt market would have to double and 800 kt LCE of additional lithium would be needed by 2025 to limit global warming by 2.5 degrees.

September 1, 2020

Nouveau Monde raises $15m for Quebec graphite project

The company has closed financing transactions totalling C$20 million with Pallinghurst to fund the next phase of the Matawinie project in Saint-Michel-des-Saints.

August 20, 2020

German battery recycling project awarded $1 million in public funding

The ZSW project is aimed at efficiently recovering lithium, nickel, cobalt and natural graphite from spent batteries.

August 18, 2020

MINING.COM EV Metal Index surges 64% as Europe tops China

Sales of electric cars in Western Europe sporting cobalt, nickel -heavy batteries reach 500,000 units, surpassing China as world's no. 1 EV market.

August 7, 2020

Zen’s graphite aced university test

Research shows that the company’s trademarked graphite exfoliates more easily into graphene than other materials in the market.

July 20, 2020

Spherical graphite producers impacted by low demand

Roskill says that low demand is the result of major cuts to Chinese new energy vehicle incentives and the covid-19 pandemic.

July 16, 2020

Lithium price: MINING.COM EV Metal Index bounces back

Value of battery metals in newly-sold electric cars around the world jumps despite slump in lithium, cobalt, graphite prices.