Graphite miner turned anode material producer Syrah ramps up Louisiana plant
This makes the graphite miner the first commercial-scale vertically integrated natural graphite AAM supplier outside China.
Battery metals
Video: Mazumdar highlights sector’s challenges; need for sentiment shift
Of the many challenges facing the mining sector right now, the biggest one is investor sentiment, says Joe Mazumdar, mining analyst, editor and writer of the Exploration Insights Newsletter. Mazumdar,…
SQM looks to nurture lithium tech startups with accelerator program
Chile’s SQM (NYSE: SQM), the world’s second largest lithium producer, is calling startups with innovative solutions in the fields of water usage, lithium and electromobility to join the third round of…
Pilbara Minerals upgrades offtake deal with Chengxin Lithium
Australian lithium producer Pilbara Minerals (ASX: PLS) has amended a spodumene-concentrate supply deal with lithium chemicals producer Chengxin Lithium Group, raising agreed sales volumes and extending the contract duration. Under the…
South Star receives environmental permits for Brazil graphite mine expansion
South Star Battery Metals (TSXV: STS; US-OTC: STSBF) has received environmental approval to expand its Santa Cruz graphite mine in Brazil, where initial production from a pilot plant under construction…
VRIC: Gold set to gain as shine comes off US dollar
Escalating U.S. debt and a global move away from the U.S. dollar as the world’s reserve currency presents opportunity for gold and a complex landscape for mining, a recent industry…
Lithium market transition comes with delays, layoffs and M&As — Wood Mac
The lithium market is being shaken-up by a sharp, sustained slump in prices and a demand slowdown, which has disrupted projects and forced miners to cut production and look for…
Albemarle lays off 300 employees amid lithium price slump
Albemarle (NYSE: ALB), the world’s largest lithium producer, is said to have laid off more than 300 employees, or 4% of its total workforce, across its U.S. and global operations….
Private equity firms are poised to invest billions in battery metals
Private equity firms say they will boost investments in battery metal projects this year as depressed company valuations, plunging commodity prices and slumbering stock market financing create opportunities. London-based Appian…
Sayona Quebec CEO out as lithium miner looks to slash costs
Sayona Mining (ASX: SYA; US-OTC: SYAXF) is responding to the rout in lithium prices with a cost review of its North American Lithium (NAL) operation in Quebec. The project is…
Ghana secures stake in Atlantic Lithium with US$5M investment
Ghana’s state-owned investment fund has secured a 3% stake in Australia’s Atlantic Lithium (ASX: A11), which is building the Ewoyaa lithium project in the West African country, set to be the…
Nevada Sunrise’s Gemini emerges as one of largest US lithium resources
Nevada Sunrise Metals (TSXV: NEV; US-OTC: NVSGF) has posted an initial resource estimate for its Gemini clay lithium project that “exceeded expectations” given the limited drilling the company has done…