The acquisitions would give BYD access to more than 25 million tonnes of lithium oxide, which is used in the cathodes of EV batteries

Chinese entities may retain major involvement or even end up controlling the huge Manono lithium project proposed by Australia's AVZ Minerals once the legal fight over ownership ends, a report says

Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt said it plans a rapid development of a mine and processing plant at its newly acquired Arcadia project, company documents show

Meeting comes after a round of talks related to a potential funding for the nickel industry in Indonesia and supply of batteries for EVs

The group said the Zijin Mining project is one of the many highly polluting Chinese investments undertaken "without necessary environmental and social due diligence"

Relying only on domestic or Canadian sources, the Department of Defense said, "unnecessarily constrains" the DPA programme's ability to "ensure a robust industrial base."

The paper reported that the Tesla chief executive said he had a goal of dying on Mars

President Joko Widodo is keen to meet Tesla chief Elon Musk during an upcoming US visit, the minister said, as the Southeast Asian country seeks to rev up its nickel industry

Imports by India's states and private utilities over the next five months for blending with domestic coal are likely to be the highest in six years

China accounted for 52% of new coal power station capacity built globally last year, but overall power capacity from the fossil fuel shrank worldwide, a new study shows

The Deerfield, Illinois based-firm's shares declined 3% to $207 in afternoon trade, as analysts expressed disappointment over margin forecast

Vale will supply nickel ore for the facility that will use high-pressure acid leaching (HPAL) to produce up to 120,000 tonnes of nickel content per year