CHART: EV battery metals index jumps to 27-month high
Shipping out. Stock Image December’s raw materials bill topped $2 billion for the first time since August 2023 and surging lithium, nickel prices going into 2026 puts battery metals slump…
OP-Ed: Permanent magnets are the spear in the critical minerals supply chain
Neodymium magnets. Stock image by Maksym. This month, the Trump administration announced the launch of Project Vault, a $12 billion investment in a critical minerals stockpile to blunt America’s longstanding…
Aqua Metals to acquire Lion Energy
Metals recycling plant. Stock image. US battery recycler Aqua Metals (NASDAQ: AQMS) announced Wednesday it has entered into a term sheet to acquire energy storage systems provider Lion Energy LLC. Aqua Metals said in a press release that it plans to leverage Lion…
Nickel price jumps as Indonesia’s top mine cuts output
Nickel prices rose for a fourth straight day Wednesday after Indonesia ordered the world’s largest nickel mine to sharply cut output in a move aimed at tightening global supply and…
Elevra, Mangrove Lithium ink offtake MoU for NAL project in Quebec
A haul truck at the North American Lithium (NAL) mine in Quebec. Credit: Sayona Mining Elevra Lithium (ASX: ELV; NASDAQ: ELVR) has inked an offtake agreement to supply spodumene concentrates produced at its North…
PMET to raise $96M for Quebec lithium exploration
PMET to raise $96M for Quebec lithium exploration Canadian mine developer PMET Resources (TSX: PMET) is raising up to C$130 million ($96 million) to fund exploration and development work at…
Saudi graphite plant is ‘wake-up call’ for Quebec, France: CEO
Northern Graphite’s (TSXV: NGC) decision to build a $200 million battery material plant in Saudi Arabia should serve as a warning for governments in Canada and France, where the miner has…
Momentum Technologies advances dual-track US processing for rare earths and battery materials
Texas demonstration plant. Image from Momentum Technologies. Momentum Technologies, a US-based critical minerals processing company, is positioning itself to become a major player in domestic rare earth and battery materials…
Aqua Metals, American Battery Factory plan recycling partnership
Stock image. US recycler and refiner Aqua Metals (NASDAQ: AQMS) and American Battery Factory (ABF), a lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery cell manufacturer, announced Tuesday a proposed strategic collaboration focused on advancing a more…
Trump launches $12B minerals vault to cut China reliance
The move would be Washington’s latest bid to counter what it sees as Chinese price manipulation. (Image courtesy of
