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Two men rescued from burning Harehills house after batteries spark fire

The men suffered from smoke inhalation

Leeds Live

Mining rollercoaster to ease in 2023

Commodity prices may slide in 2023 but Australia's glittering status as a friendly source of critical minerals and coal will sort the winners from the losers.

AAP

There's a lithium mining boom, but it's not a jobs bonanza

The promised surge in clean-energy jobs from the growing popularity of electric vehicles in the U.S. is mostly focused farther down the supply chain, like at battery assembly plants.

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Tsingshan Expands Investment in Zimbabwe

Chinese stainless steel and nickel giant agrees to add lithium and cement processing while increasing capacity for coke and stainless steel

Caixin Global

Northern to ban e-scooters from its trains over fears lithium batteries may catch fire

So-called hoverboards and e-skateboards will also be banned from the company's 345 trains and 500-plus stations across the north from Thursday

Manchester Evening News

Rail firm bans e-scooters, hoverboards and e-skateboards on trains and stations amid fire fears

Northern says there is a 'potential fire risk' posed by the lithium batteries in the banned devices

Wales Online

Lithium baron Kent Masters is ‘accelerating’ his U.S. investment plans

The incentives are working.

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Tees Valley Lithium gets go-ahead for £200m-plus plant at Wilton International

The lithium refinery building has been approved by Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council

Birmingham Post

Australia to become 'more assertive' on foreign investment in critical minerals

Top lithium supplier Australia is set to become more selective about who it lets invest in its growing critical minerals industry, Treasurer Jim Chalmers said on Friday.

Reuters

Labor backs critical minerals mining boom

The treasurer says foreign investment and bolstering local manufacturing will be central to a refreshed critical minerals strategy.

AAP

Chile miners say trucker strike a threat to supplies

Miners in Chile, the world's largest copper producer and second largest lithium producer, said on Wednesday an indefinite strike by truckers threatened supplies to operations in the north of the country.

Reuters

High demand and prices for lithium send mines into overdrive

Demand for batteries has sent lithium prices soaring. But building new mines is controversial and time-consuming. So existing mines are hitting overdrive and boosting production as much as they can.

WEKU

Battery of lithium-ion blazes sparks firefighters' Christmas fears

Crews have responded to 180 lithium-ion battery fires so far this year compared to 16 in all of 2021, the firefighting authority has revealed.

Newcastle Herald

How a rare plant species could hinder a needed lithium mine

WASHINGTON — Skyrocketing demand for domestically sourced lithium to meet federal goals for zero-emission technologies has developers planning for the next great mining boon in the Silver State, but a rare wildflower may stymie one proposed project.

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Caixin Global

Amid Eye-Watering Lithium Prices, Battery Chief Warns of Overcapacity

Eve Energy Chairman Liu Jincheng says the market could begin to suffer from excess production as soon as next year

Roll Call

How a rare plant species could hinder a proposed lithium mine - Roll Call

Skyrocketing demand for lithium has developers planning Nevada's next mining boom, but a rare wildflower may stymie one project.

AAP

Ex-Tesla head guilty of insider trading

A former Tesla Motors director has pleaded guilty to insider trading by acquiring shares in a lithium mine before it struck a deal with the electric car giant.

Reuters

Mexico to urge U.S., Canada firms to participate in lithium market

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Tuesday his administration will issue a call for U.S. and Canadian companies to participate in the country's incipient lithium market.

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Lithium Price Climbs to Record on Tight Supply

EV battery makers rush to lock in supply ahead of winter production slowdown, driving lithium carbonate price to $83,700 a ton

Insider UK

Renewable energy boom faces up to critical minerals shortage

To reach net zero targets, the UK must secure supply chains of the raw materials required for crucial battery storage systems

The Guardian - UK

UK’s first lithium refinery to be built in boost for electric car industry

Green Lithium, backed by Trafigura, will create 250 permanent jobs at plant in PD Ports’ Teesport

Birmingham Post

Battery recycling firm Altilium Metals charges ahead with plans for North East plant

Altilium Metals' plans could create hundreds of jobs, as well as a key component of new batteries

ABC News

Brisbane battery company using UQ technology offers solution to storing solar energy to power homes

A Brisbane company could change the face of Australia's energy landscape forever with an eco-friendly, carbon neutral cell that charges 70 times faster than a lithium ion battery and can be reused thousands of times.

The Guardian - US

Canada orders China to divest from country’s mining companies

Move comes after ‘multi-step’ review by Canada’s national security and intelligence agencies

Zenger

Scientists Making New Battery That Can Store More Energy Than Existing Ones

The future of batteries may be just around the corner. The post Scientists making new battery that can store more energy than existing ones appeared first on Talker.

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