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

Carbon nanotube battery market expected to grow in the next decade – report

The carbon nanotube (CNT) battery market is expected to exceed 70 kilo-tonnes per annum by 2032, far outstripping current capacity, which will […]

Staff Writer | May 6, 2022 | 6:06 am

Will the Far North be left out of the critical minerals rush?

When Rio Tinto’s Diavik diamond mine closes in 2025, it’s going to put a major dent in the finances of the Northwest […]

Alisha Hiyate | April 28, 2022 | 6:21 am

NioCorp deploys Equator Principles at Elk Creek superalloy project in U.S.

NioCorp (TSX: NB; US-OTC: NIOBF) has adopted the latest version (EP4) of the Equator Principles at the Elk Creek superalloy materials project […]

Marilyn Scales | March 7, 2022 | 9:00 am

CATL, LG, Panasonic deployed record GWh of passenger EV battery capacity in 2021

A new report by Adamas Intelligence states that 2021 saw a record 286.2 GWh of passenger EV battery capacity deployed onto roads […]

MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 9, 2022 | 6:06 am

Northvolt produces fully recycled battery cell

Swedish battery maker Northvolt announced that it has produced its first battery cell with 100% recycled nickel, manganese and cobalt at its […]

MINING.COM Staff Writer | November 14, 2021 | 7:26 am

Brazilian, US companies join forces to push for niobium technology for lithium-ion batteries

Brazilian niobium producer Companhia Brasileira de Metalurgia e Mineração (CBMM) recently announced that it had acquired 20% of US-based start-up Battery Streak […]

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 14, 2021 | 6:42 am

Metals sector’s recovery to continue through 2022 – report

A recent report by S&P Global Market Intelligence states that the metals sector is set to continue its rebound from the effects […]

MINING.COM Staff Writer | November 9, 2021 | 6:06 am

First Cobalt awards refinery contract to Metso Outotec

First Cobalt (TSX-V: FCC; OTCQX: FTSSF) announced that it has awarded a contract to industry expert Metso Outotec for the design and […]

Marilyn Scales | October 5, 2021 | 9:30 am

Sediment plumes from deep-sea mining become turbulent cloud

Midwater sediment plumes that are discharged through pipes used by mining machinery that descend 1,000 meters or more into the ocean’s aphotic […]

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 31, 2021 | 2:32 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

Carbon nanotube battery market expected to grow in the next decade – report

Will the Far North be left out of the critical minerals rush?

NioCorp deploys Equator Principles at Elk Creek superalloy project in U.S.

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