EU adds lithium to critical raw materials list
The European Union has added lithium, used in batteries that power electric vehicles (EVs), to a list of critical materials as part of a strategy to reduce its reliance on…
Battery metals
DeepGreen Metals partners with scientists on seafloor discovery program
DeepGreen Metals has formed partnerships with scientific research institutions and universities on its deep-sea discovery program to characterize the potential impacts of lifting polymetallic nodules from the bottom of the…
Top 10 US-based mid-tiers to juniors, excluding coal and precious metals
The Northern Miner presents the top-10, U.S.-based mid-tier to junior companies, excluding coal and precious metals, by market capitalization, as of July 24, 2020. 1. Compass Minerals Market cap: US$1.8 billion Compass…
Technology Metals Snapshot: Eight juniors developing next generation metals
While mining is best known for supplying the world with precious and base metals, technology metals – such as lithium, cobalt and transition metals – are needed for advanced applications,…
Demand for EV raw materials to spike: report
The demand for raw materials used to manufacture rechargeable batteries for electric vehicles (EVs) will grow rapidly as the importance of oil as a source of energy recedes, according to…
BloombergNEF forecasts 18% drop in electric vehicle sales
BloombergNEF, the primary research service for Bloomberg, is forecasting an 18% drop in electric vehicle (EV) sales this year due to disruptions to battery metals supply chains from the COVID-19…
Demand for battery metals to jump 500% by 2050, World Bank says
Production of so-called battery metals, such as graphite, lithium and cobalt, will have to increase by nearly 500% by 2050 to meet the growing demand for clean energy technologies, the…
S&P Global lowers GDP, metals price forecasts
S&P Global Ratings has cut its global GDP growth forecast for 2020 to 0.4%. Earlier this month, it lowered its GDP growth forecast for China to 2.9% from its previous…
MINING.COM launches EV Battery Metals Index
Earlier this month, The Northern Miner’s sister publication MINING.COM released its EV Battery Metals Index, which includes the first value measurement of metals used in batteries for the nascent electric…
PDAC: Investment bankers discuss state of the mining industry
The capital markets sessions are among the most popular events at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada’s annual convention. For the fifth year in a row, investment bankers came…
Base & Battery Metal Snapshot: Eight companies with interesting prospects
AVALON ADVANCED MINERALS Avalon Advanced Minerals (TSX: AVL; US-OTC: AVLNF) is a Canadian mineral development company specializing in sustainably-produced materials for clean technology. The company has three advanced-stage projects with…
Commentary: The state of metals markets in 2020
The metals markets promise to be full of fascinating developments and unexpected twists in 2020. Mining equities will not be excluded from the drama. This partly reflects the reality that…