Jupiter Mines hopes to become a key supplier to the EV market from its Tshipi manganese mine in South Africa.
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What can revive rare earths prices: Lynas
In announcing its half-year results, Lynas Rare Earths acknowledged it has experienced subdued demand from China. But Lynas boss Amanda Lacaze sees light at the end of the tunnel.
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Graphite upstart delivers Australian first
As battery material markets diversify away from China, Australia has an up-and-comer establishing a vertically integrated graphite business.
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What to expect from graphite in 2024
The future of graphite hinges largely on a common denominator influencing several other critical mineral markets. Amid turbulent graphite prices, what is the outlook for the commodity in 2024?
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Could this strategy help unlock the battery supply chain?
After mining, China dominates the EV supply chain, with much of the downstream processing of battery materials conducted in this country. This strategy could help diversify the battery supply chain.
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The commodities underpinning these emerging battery types
While the lithium-ion battery has been the bellwether of the electric vehicle movement, there are other technologies vying for consideration. What are these and what raw materials support their creation?
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What to expect from cobalt in 2024
Cobalt appears to be following the tales of lithium and nickel in 2024, with the ‘cobalt blues’ expected to continue this year. But it's not all doom and gloom for the battery metal.
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Lincoln Minerals: an emerging graphite player
In the last three months, Lincoln Minerals has boosted the resource for its Kookaburra Gully graphite project by 87 per cent.
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The rare earths outlook
Australia’s critical minerals industry is under pressure from all angles, with nickel and lithium just two commodities feeling the pinch of a turbulent international marketplace. How is the rare earths sector faring?
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Lithium, uranium and more: Hot and cold commodities for 2024
Another year calls for another slate of commodity predictions, with the outlook of some metals and minerals clearer than others. We enlist some market analysts to get the inside word on hot and cold commodity predictions for 2024.
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