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Mines: good prospects for cobalt, nickel and lithium prices following the boom in electric vehicles 1

Battery metals are expected to rebound this year as the electric vehicle boom is supported by the post-pandemic push for a green economic recovery. Another positive wind for lithium, cobalt and nickel comes as further stimulus is expected to fuel inflation, boosting demand for durable assets like commodities. The dollar’s reflation and weak trade mean it’s not just an electric vehicle (EV) story anymore, according to Trafigura, the world’s second-largest metals trader. BloombergNEF predicts tight markets for lithium, battery grade nickel and cobalt to drive prices higher this year, but not… Read More Here

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Lithium sulphate from AVZ Minerals’ Manono project confirmed suitable for batteries

January 17, 2021January 17, 2021 admin

Emerging Democratic Republic of Congo lithium producer AVZ Minerals (ASX: AVZ) reported that bench tests have confirmed the primary lithium sulphate (PLS) from the proposed Manono mine is suitable as battery feedstock. And an independently tested planned production flow sheet shows that PLS with greater than 80% lithium content can be produced from Manono. Kingston Process Metallurgy of Kingston, Ontario, conducted the bench-scale tests to produce 1.5kg of PLS from 9kg of Manono spodumene. Acid roasting was conducted at different ratios. AVZ says successful roasting within the expected design ranges was achieved,… Read More Here

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Weak lithium prices could slow EV revolution – Albemarle

January 14, 2021January 14, 2021 admin

Global supplies of lithium used to make electric vehicle (EV) batteries will fall short of projections for demand to more than triple by 2025 if prices do not rebound to fund expansions, an executive at industry leader Albemarle Corp said on Tuesday The warning laid bare the tension emerging in the EV industry between the companies that supply the lithium crucial for battery development and automakers who are hunting for discounts. Prices for lithium dropped last year due in part to the coronavirus pandemic, forcing Albemarle and peers to pause expansions,… Read More Here

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AVZ Minerals concludes a sales contract with FL International of Ganfeng Lithium of China | DRC

December 26, 2020December 26, 2020 arnbethnic

The mining company AVZ Minerals announced on December 24, 2020, the conclusion of a supply agreement with GFL International, a subsidiary of the Chinese producer of materials for electric batteries, Ganfeng Lithium, reports Agence Ecofin. With an initial term of five years and likely to be extended, this partnership covers the annual sale of spodumene concentrate (SC6), up to 160,000 tonnes, from the future Manono tin and lithium mine. in the province of Tanganyika. “The fact that we signed our first take-off agreement with the largest Chinese producer of lithium… Read More Here

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Carbon filler improves Lithium-ion battery performance

November 17, 2020November 17, 2020 admin

New research published in Applied Physics Reviews claims to offer a solution to the issue of lithium-ion batteries not being able to provide high power output while simultaneously allowing reversible energy storage. The solution, presented by scientists with the University of Texas at Austin, Stony Brook University, and the Brookhaven National Laboratory shows how the inclusion of conductive fillers improves battery performance. In their paper, the researchers say the optimum battery design involves thick electrode structures to enhance energy density. However, such a design suffers from poor lithium-ion transport, a key step in… Read More Here

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Congolese Government agencies meet AVZ to progress Manono SEZ

October 22, 2020October 22, 2020 admin

AVZ Minerals has advised that key Congolese Government agencies met with AVZ staff and legal Counsel as part of a two-day workshop. AVZ’s MD, Nigel Ferguson, says: “Progressing discussions on the SEZ has proved challenging during the last seven months due to COVID-19 travel bans imposed in the DRC and thesubsequent availability of key Congolese Government representatives. “We are excited with the very recent progress achieved with the Congolese Government and look forward to a positive outcome being reached in terms of creating a workable and transparent SEZ agreement for… Read More Here

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AVZ Minerals to increase stake in Manono project in the DRC

September 21, 2020September 24, 2020 admin

Mineral exploration company AVZ Minerals has revealed that it will boost its equity stake in the Manono lithium/tin project, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), to 75% in a $15.5-million share sale purchase agreement. The ASX-listed company will buy an additional 10% equity stake in the project from its joint venture partner, Dathomir Mining. Under the agreement, AVZ has paid $500 000 to Dathomir Mining as an advance payment. The remaining $15-million will be paid at any time within 12 months of the agreement being executed, or as soon… Read More Here

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The reason lithium-ion batteries fail

September 1, 2020September 1, 2020 admin

Researchers from the Universities of Cambridge and Liverpool have identified a potential new degradation mechanism for electric vehicle batteries – a key step to designing effective methods to improve battery lifespan. In a paper published in the journal Nature Materials, the scientists say that they monitored changes of nickel-rich battery materials in real-time over several months of battery testing. Then, they used laser technology to design a new coin cell, also known as button cell. “This design offers a new possibility of studying degradation mechanisms over a long period of cycling for many… Read More Here

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Germany to extract lithium from thermal water reservoirs

August 23, 2020August 23, 2020 admin

Researchers at Germany’s Karlsruhe Institute of Technology have developed an environmentally friendly process to extract lithium from the salty thermal water reservoirs that are located in the Upper Rhine Trench. Similar to other initiatives that are taking place in the UK, the German scientists want to recover the white metal using minimally invasive processes. The mechanism they have come up with consists of filtering out lithium ions from the thermal water and then further concentrating them until lithium can be precipitated as a salt. “As far as we know, there can… Read More Here

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Lithium-ion cell capacity to Multiply by 2030

August 18, 2020August 18, 2020 admin

A rapid roll-out of battery megafactories across China and Europe will drive a fourfold increase in global lithium-ion cell capacity by 2030 compared to 2019, according to consultancy Wood Mackenzie. Wood Mac said capacity could reach 1.3 terrawatt-hours (TWh) by the end of the decade, pointing to 119 battery factories that are either operational, under construction or have been announced by more than 50 manufacturers. China is set to more than double capacity from 345 gigawatt hours (GWh) to about 800GWh, while a dramatic ramp-up in European capacity means the continent… Read More Here