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Stay ahead of the curve with Skillings’ coverage of the fast-evolving battery metals mining sector. From lithium and cobalt to nickel and graphite, this category delivers timely updates on demand trends, mining technologies, government policies, and market shifts. Whether you’re an investor, miner, or tech enthusiast, our curated insights highlight how battery metals power the EV revolution, grid storage, and next-gen energy tech.
Grota do Cirilo has become a test of how Brazil balances critical-minerals development with community consultation and environmental safeguards. A Brazilian federal judge’s order suspending environmental…
Lithium carbonate processing infrastructure highlights the industrial supply chain behind China’s battery-materials market. Lithium carbonate is trading around the 150,000 yuan ($20,800) per tonne level as…
Lithium prices are entering a more uncertain phase as demand from electric vehicles and energy storage rises while project delays limit the amount of new material…
An Indonesian nickel processing complex in Sulawesi. Indonesia’s decision to tighten nickel ore approvals has shifted the market’s central question from how quickly processing capacity can…
Jianxiawo’s suspension has turned permitting risk into a major variable for China’s lithium supply outlook. Lithium price forecast 2026: CATL’s Jianxiawo mine in Jiangxi has returned…
Lithium prices are entering 2026 with a market that is no longer defined by clear oversupply. Demand from electric vehicles and battery energy storage is accelerating,…
Battery recycling equipment processes black mass at a U.S. industrial facility. The United States has moved to keep more battery and tungsten feedstock at home, requiring…
The Lac des Iles mine and processing facility in Quebec, Canada. Northern Graphite has delayed the planned restart of its Lac des Iles graphite mine in…
South West Arkansas is being developed as a domestic source of battery-grade lithium carbonate. LG Energy Solution has signed a binding 10-year, take-or-pay agreement to purchase…
Salton Sea geothermal infrastructure and lithium development landscape in California’s Imperial Valley. The latest lithium price forecast 2026 is being shaped by a supply question that…
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