The Democratic Republic of the Congo, or DRC, dominates world production of cobalt, another critical ingredient of lithium-ion batteries ... its raw nickel ore and invest in its mining infrastructure.

Lithium and cobalt are essential for lithium-ion batteries, which power electronics ... and establishing favourable trade agreements to secure raw materials from other mineral-rich countries ...

Critical raw materials are determined as such by the European Union based on their economic importance and supply risk. They are directly linked to high growth technologies such as lithium-ion ...

Johannesburg-based Sibanye Stillwater CEO Neal Froneman says the European Commission’s designation of its Keliber lithium and ...

“We do not want to replace our dependence on fossil fuels with dependence on raw materials ... opposition to mining projects – which has stymied efforts to develop lithium extraction ...

To secure critical raw materials, the United States should invest in domestic extraction, recovery, and global partnerships ...

New research into lithium mining in the "Lithium Triangle" of Chile, Argentina and Bolivia—source of more than half of the ...

Metal mining company Rio Tinto (RIO) is reportedly in talks with the Democratic Republic of the Congo to establish a new ...

Jiangsu Lopal Tech Co., a Chinese battery-material producer ... A massive expansion of global mining capacity is also weighing on the industry. Lithium is currently trading around 73,000 yuan ...

The European Commission (EC) has adopted a list of 47 strategic projects to enhance domestic raw material capacities, ...

Stillwater’s Keliber lithium project in Finland and GalliCam project in France as 'Strategic Projects' under the European ...