KoBold Metals, a start-up with a team of mostly phds backed by a coalition of billionaires is on a global search for key battery metals cobalt, lithium and nickel, as well as copper, which is key to the green energy transition, using advanced mapping technology.
News ID: 10144 Publish Date : 2021/02/08
Lithium prices are soaring in China on the back of heavy demand for lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries, a new report by battery supply chain research and price reporting agency Benchmark Mineral Intelligence shows.
News ID: 10122 Publish Date : 2021/02/03
Elon Musk and his merry band of executive vice presidents had plenty of advice for the mining and metals industry at the company’s Battery Day event in September, where the road map to a $25,000 Tesla was laid out.
News ID: 10080 Publish Date : 2021/01/29
Production of graphite, lithium and cobalt may need to rise by nearly 500pc by 2050 from 2018 levels to meet demand from energy storage technologies in the clean energy transition, the World Bank said.
News ID: 9492 Publish Date : 2020/05/15
Slowing electric vehicle (EV) demand in China and disruption during the Covid-19 pandemic will continue to hit the major Chinese lithium producers, including Tianqi Lithium and Ganfeng Lithium, into the second quarter.
News ID: 9167 Publish Date : 2020/04/16
Lithium concentrate exports from Port Hedland in West Australia have resumed in March after a hiatus in February.
News ID: 9076 Publish Date : 2020/04/08
Australian lithium producer Pilbara Minerals has improved plant recoveries and reduced unit costs at its Pilgangoora mine in Western Australia as it continues to moderate output in response to weak demand.
News ID: 9013 Publish Date : 2020/04/01
Australian lithium producer Pilbara Minerals has secured a five year offtake agreement with downstream Chinese lithium chemicals producer Yibin Tianyi.
News ID: 8865 Publish Date : 2020/03/25
Australian companies involved in Argentina's lithium brine industry have suspended on-site work at projects until the end of March to comply with government's coronavirus containment measures.
News ID: 8830 Publish Date : 2020/03/23
The rollout of fifth-generation (5G) telecom networks is not only driving demand for electronic metals in network equipment, but increasing demand for lithium batteries to provide back-up power for base stations.
News ID: 8780 Publish Date : 2020/03/19
Australian lithium producer Galaxy Resources is prioritising "resource life preservation" at its Mt Cattlin mine in Western Australia, in response to continued weak market conditions in the global lithium market.
News ID: 8687 Publish Date : 2020/03/11
Port Hedland in West Australia (WA) did not export lithium concentrate in February, given the continued downturn in the lithium market. This compared to 24,500 dry metric tonnes (dmt) in January and 27,608 dmt in December.
News ID: 8686 Publish Date : 2020/03/11
Altech Chemicals announced this week announced the probability of getting mezzanine debt worth US$ 90 million from Macquarie Group for its Malaysian High Purity Alumina Plant project. Altech said the positive response from Macquarie came on the back of the recent increased profile of planned lithium-ion battery plants being constructed in Europe.
News ID: 8592 Publish Date : 2020/03/06
Australia-based lithium developer Sayona Mining has submitted a bid for Quebec-based North American Lithium (NAL), which went into creditor protection in May last year.
News ID: 8476 Publish Date : 2020/02/24
After asking for more time to conduct a thorough review, the Chilean Government’s Central Environmental Committee approved the Environmental Impact Assessment for the Maricunga lithium project.
News ID: 8397 Publish Date : 2020/02/06
Australian lithium producer Galaxy Resources achieved the upper end of its output guidance for October-December and full-year 2019.
News ID: 8267 Publish Date : 2020/01/09
Lithium concentrate exports from the West Australian (WA) port of Port Hedland decreased to 27,608t in December from 28,494t in November.
News ID: 8265 Publish Date : 2020/01/09
Sydney-based lithium developer Lake Resources has produced battery grade lithium carbonate at its Kachi lithium brine project in Argentina.
News ID: 8262 Publish Date : 2020/01/09
Two of the world's most promising undeveloped lithium projects are ending 2019 in good shape to realise their potential in the early 2020s.
News ID: 8153 Publish Date : 2019/12/30
Australian lithium producer Altura Mining has reduced its output guidance for October-December after bringing forward a maintenance shutdown.
News ID: 8086 Publish Date : 2019/12/24
