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Ministry of Mines' order blocks Manono Lithium Exploitation and Development? 1

Should we expect a new legal saga in the telenovelas about the Manono lithium? Who will benefit from this, the COMINIERE, the Australians from AVZ Minerals, the “Mauritians” from MMCS, or the Chinese from ZIJIN? What is certain is that the population of Manono and Tanganyika in particular, and in general, the entire Congolese people must still wait patiently to see the effective exploitation of their lithium, which should boost the economy of this Lumumba country even more. With this ministerial decision granted by the Congolese Minister of Mines, the… Read More Here

Battery Metals International

How electric vehicles are Sparking a Battery Recycling Revolution

February 7, 2023February 7, 2023 Constance

Recycling batteries seems like a no-brainer. But our track record has been lousy. Hard numbers are difficult to come by, but in Canada, the U.S., and many European countries, it’s estimated that only two to 11 percent of lithium-ion batteries find their way to a recycling facility when they die. Instead, they sit forgotten in cupboards or drawers or worse, end up in landfills. Electric cars could change that. Their batteries are too big, too toxic, and too valuable to simply throw away. The global EV revolution has given rise to a new recycling… Read More Here

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Mozambique to Invest in Assembly Line for Electric Buses

February 7, 2023February 7, 2023 Constance

The government of Mozambique, through the Ministries of Transport and Communications and Industry and Commerce, is sponsoring a private initiative to invest in an assembly line for electric passenger transport buses as part of the National Program to Industrialize Mozambique. The project was presented and made public at a meeting in Maputo on Tuesday, January 31st, attended by key ministers and officials from relevant departments. The private partner, mentor of the project, was also present at the meeting. The problem of public transport in the country has been one of… Read More Here

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Tata Considers Spain and Britain for European EV Battery plant

February 7, 2023February 7, 2023 Constance

Indian company Tata Group is considering setting up a battery cell plant for electric vehicles (EV) in Spain or Britain, a source with knowledge of the matter told Reuters, as the carmaker seeks to boost supply chains in Europe. Tata’s chief financial officer told Reuters last month the carmaker was considering setting up plants in India and Europe to produce battery cells for EVs. In Europe it would aim to provide batteries for its luxury Jaguar Land Rover unit, which has manufacturing facilities in Britain and Slovakia. The company told the Spanish government following… Read More Here

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Zambia’s Near-future in Nickel

February 7, 2023February 7, 2023 Constance

Witth eight months behind us since First Quantum Minerals took to the stage at the 2022 Investing in African Mining Indaba and announced a $100 million cash injection to bring Zambia’s Enterprise Nickel Mine online, the time is ripe for an update. Mining For Zambia touched base with Enterprise’s team in the country’s North-Western Province to find out how close the project is to producing the first nickel concentrate, on its mission to become a global top-ten producer of the coveted battery metal. Here’s a progress report. 1. Waste stripping: removing waste rock to expose the… Read More Here

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DRC-Africa Battery Metals Forum Preparing for the Future

February 6, 2023February 6, 2023 Constance

Given their pivotal role in the green economy future of mining, there has been an ever growing demand for battery metals. With the DRC endowed with these minerals, the country needs a platform for dialogue on how to leverage the demand. VUKA Group Mining: events director SAMUKELO MADLABANE unpacks the timeous DRC-Africa Battery Metals Forum to be held in September 2023. The DRC-Africa Battery Metals Forum is the prime engagement platform for cobalt, lithium and nickel producers, traders, investors and NGOs in Africa. The event will take place from 12–13 September 2023,… Read More Here

Battery Metals Events & Expos

Mackenzie debuts EV & Battery Supply Chain Service at 2023 Mining Indaba.

February 6, 2023February 6, 2023 Constance

Wood Mackenzie , the leading provider of decision intelligence for the world’s natural resources sector , today 6th feb launched the Electric Vehicles and Battery Supply Chain Service ( EVBSC ) at the Mining Indaba 2023 conference in Cape Town , South Africa The EVBSC is a new product that provides end – to – end detailed analysis and forecasts of the electric transportation value chain including quarterly long – term outlooks to 2050 and 10 – year forecasts , and monthly short – term reports and data for EV… Read More Here

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President Jokowi ‘confident’ Tesla will invest in Indonesia

February 5, 2023February 5, 2023 Constance

Indonesian President Joko Widodo is confident Tesla Inc will finalize a deal to invest in a production facility in his country, having offered the US car maker incentives ranging from tax breaks to a concession to mine nickel. Southeast Asia’s largest economy has been wooing Tesla to invest in battery and car manufacturing since 2020, seeking to leverage its rich reserves of nickel ore, which can be processed for use in EV batteries. The president, widely known as Jokowi, has held talks with Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk twice, meeting… Read More Here

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Glencore’s 2022 Output of Cobalt, Oil, Nickel, and Ferrochrome Rises

February 3, 2023February 3, 2023 Constance

Mining and marketing company Glencore produced 40% more cobalt last year, along with 16% more oil, 5% more nickel and 1% more ferrochrome. Although coal production of 110-million tonnes was 6.7-million tonnes higher, on a like-for-like basis, overall group coal production fell by 7%, primarily owing to wet weather challenges and an extended community blockade in Colombia, where Glencore now owns 100% of Cerrejón. Following the restart of the Mutanda mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the London- and Johannesburg-listed company last year produced 43 800 t of cobalt, 12 500 t more… Read More Here

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General Motors invests $650mn in US lithium mine to secure EV battery materials

February 2, 2023February 2, 2023 arnbethnic

General Motors will invest $650mn in a US lithium mine, a record investment by a carmaker to secure the raw materials used in electric vehicle batteries. The US group will make an initial investment of $320mn by mid-2023 in return for exclusive rights to the first stage of lithium production at Lithium America’s Thacker Pass in the US state of Nevada and almost 10 per cent of the miner’s shares, with a further $330mn to follow later on. “It’s a landmark transaction, and it certainly won’t be the last major… Read More Here