Battery Metals Top Stories

Lithium Americas secures $250M investment to advance Thacker Pass

Thacker Pass is home to the largest known measured and indicated lithium resource in North America.

Staff Writer | March 6, 2025 | 8:46 am

Spotlight: Global Metals Exploration

The world is on the cusp of a tidal wave…

Northern Miner Staff | February 21, 2025 | 2:33 pm

TMC shares surge on high-grade alloy production

The company produced high-grade nickel-copper-cobalt alloy and manganese silicate at…

Staff Writer | February 19, 2025 | 9:10 am

Cobalt price hits lowest since 2016 amid record production

China’s CMOC set a new production record last year and…

Staff Writer | January 27, 2025 | 1:05 am

Rio Tinto to invest $2.5 billion to expand Rincon lithium project

Rincon is the company's first commercial-scale lithium operation.

Bruno Venditti | December 12, 2024 | 8:05 am

Ottawa’s revised environmental rules won’t reduce permitting stage, lawyers say

The federal government’s proposed changes to environmental rules for resource projects could limit Ottawa’s oversight, but probably won’t shorten approval times, according […]

Colin McClelland | May 6, 2024 | 1:14 pm

Scientists figure out how to speed up development of key Li-ion battery materials

University of Tokyo researchers have devised a straightforward equation that correctly predicts the stability of intercalated materials. From lithium-ion batteries to next-generation […]

Staff Writer | April 8, 2024 | 6:06 am

Optimism for metals clashes with reality for juniors ahead of PDAC

Increasing funding for battery metal and uranium projects versus gold brings home the global energy transition but big financing deals for preproduction […]

Alisha Hiyate | February 20, 2024 | 6:51 am

Battery metal miners lack serious policies on informed consent – report

Many companies mining battery metals do not have the necessary policies in place to respect the rights of the communities impacted by […]

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 20, 2023 | 8:00 am

Silver and PGMs snapshot: Eight firms seeking the green energy metals

Rising demand for critical minerals for electric vehicles, stricter emission standards for gasoline-driven engines; and a global shift toward greener energy including […]

Northern Miner Staff | September 18, 2023 | 11:46 am

How miners can better manage community resettlement as demand for metals rises

It’s an undeniable fact that the world needs more metals to deal with the effects of climate change and to achieve net […]

Gerry Reddy and Mike Steyn | August 22, 2023 | 12:00 pm

Calcium battery passes test of running for multiple cycles

A research group at Japan’s Tohoku University has developed a prototype calcium metal rechargeable battery capable of 500 cycles of repeated charge-discharge […]

Staff Writer | June 5, 2023 | 6:06 am

Chamber of Mines of the Argentinian province advocates against nationalization of lithium resources

The Chamber of Mines of the Argentinian northwestern province of Salta is pushing for the South American country to continue the current […]

Staff Writer | May 7, 2023 | 12:56 pm

The new Critical Mineral Exploration Tax Credit is a good start – but more support is needed

After 15 years funding Canadian exploration in more than 450 financings advancing billions of dollars to hundreds of issuers on behalf of […]

Ron Bernbaum | March 6, 2023 | 2:34 pm

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Lithium Americas secures $250M investment to advance Thacker Pass

Spotlight: Global Metals Exploration

TMC shares surge on high-grade alloy production

Cobalt price hits lowest since 2016 amid record production

Rio Tinto to invest $2.5 billion to expand Rincon lithium project

Ottawa’s revised environmental rules won’t reduce permitting stage, lawyers say

Scientists figure out how to speed up development of key Li-ion battery materials

Optimism for metals clashes with reality for juniors ahead of PDAC

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