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

Joint Venture Article: As mining faces rising cyberattacks, strengthen your defences with free training

The mining sector has become a significant target for cyberattacks. An increasingly uncertain political climate, new emerging technologies and more sophisticated criminals […]

Northern Miner Staff | April 14, 2025 | 3:00 am

Spotlight: Energy transition metals shine

Investments in clean energy and artificial intelligence infrastructure are driving demand for critical minerals — from silver for solar panels to copper […]

Northern Miner Staff | February 17, 2025 | 11:59 am

Covering mining’s projects, people, and sticky challenges

This will be my last editorial for The Northern Miner after 19 years here, and with its sister publications. In December, I’m […]

Alisha Hiyate | November 27, 2024 | 1:40 pm

How resource ‘classification debt’ chips away at miners’ growth and investor trust

Over the past decade, resource misclassification has saddled the mining industry with a costly problem. It’s one Guy Desharnais, Osisko Gold Royalties’ […]

Henry Lazenby | October 18, 2024 | 2:00 pm

Dead Solaris deal has cash-strapped Canadian miners considering the door

Some of Canada’s leading mining law firms say their clients are considering leaving the country because the federal government’s clampdown on Chinese […]

Alisha Hiyate | July 2, 2024 | 3:08 pm

Video: Investors wait to see how EV battery tech shifts will shake out

Shifting battery metals chemistries present a real challenge for all players in the battery ecosystem, from mineral producers to investors to end-stage […]

Jax Jacobsen | May 20, 2024 | 3:04 pm

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

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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

Joint Venture Article: As mining faces rising cyberattacks, strengthen your defences with free training

Spotlight: Energy transition metals shine

Covering mining’s projects, people, and sticky challenges

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