Column: Electric vehicles prove a bumpy ride for battery metalsExplosive price rallies in 2021 and 2022 resulted in too much new production capacity being brought online too quickly.Reuters | October 22, 2024 | 9:30 am
Giyani’s demo plant enters commissioning phase, first production expected Q4Once construction is completed, the facility will be the largest…Staff Writer | October 22, 2024 | 9:10 am
Northern Graphite to double output in QuebecThe company is moving up a planned two-month shutdown to…Staff Writer | October 21, 2024 | 11:46 am
Savannah CEO sees lithium price rebound by start of Portugal project Savannah expects to bring the Barroso project onstream as early as possible in 2027. Reuters | October 11, 2024 | 9:16 am
Patriot Lithium expands into copper with Zambia project Patriot believes the Katwaro project will complement its lithium assets and provide jurisdictional diversity. Cecilia Jamasmie | October 11, 2024 | 5:50 am
Northvolt says it will be able to pay its upcoming taxes Cash-strapped Northvolt announced in September that it would slim down and cut jobs. Reuters | October 10, 2024 | 12:41 pm
Teck CEO says Canada must spend more to erode China’s critical minerals dominance Price noted that Canada has committed $4 billion over eight years to support critical mineral development, compared to $20 billion that China invested in 2023. Bloomberg News | October 10, 2024 | 11:45 am
Mining stocks may drop 20% if US tariffs imposed – JPMorgan The bank cited tariffs as a key factor behind the sector's more than 10% drop in 2017-2018 during the Trump administration. Staff Writer | October 10, 2024 | 9:58 am
Zimbabwe plans incentives to encourage mineral processing Zimbabwe has banned the export of unprocessed raw lithium and “base minerals” to boost domestic processing. Bloomberg News | October 10, 2024 | 7:39 am
LMFP battery technology breakthrough could increase EV range by 20%, Integrals Power says The company's LMFP materials feature 80% manganese, instead of the 50-70% typically found in competing materials. Staff Writer | October 9, 2024 | 4:02 pm
Rio arrives in lithium with a survival-of-the-fittest mentality The company is planning to invest heavily in further expansion ahead of an anticipated 2030s demand boom. Bloomberg News | October 9, 2024 | 2:19 pm
Canada’s green taxonomy unlikely to include new natural gas projects The taxonomy will include both low-emitting “green” activities and “transition” activities that enable decarbonization. Bloomberg News | October 9, 2024 | 2:11 pm