Latest Electric Vehicle Batteries News

Western Yilgarn NL has significantly boosted its bauxite portfolio with two new JORC-compliant resource estimates and confirmed high-grade gallium and cobalt discoveries, positioning itself strongly in critical minerals and gold exploration.

Firebird Metals has advanced its manganese-rich battery materials strategy with new Chinese patents, a significant kiln sales interest, and a A$6 million capital raise, alongside key leadership changes.

Petratherm Limited has significantly extended high-grade titanium mineralisation at its Rosewood East prospect and discovered a new Echo Prospect, advancing its Muckanippie Project towards a maiden resource.

Delta Lithium has transformed its portfolio by spinning out its Mt Ida gold assets into Ballard Mining, unlocking significant shareholder value and advancing lithium exploration with promising new discoveries.

Euro Manganese is pushing forward an optimization program for its Chvaletice Manganese Project to enhance operational efficiency and reduce costs, aligning with surging global demand for high-purity manganese critical to electric vehicle batteries and energy storage.

Talga Group has won a SEK 82.6 million (A$13.3 million) grant from the Swedish Energy Agency to advance its low-emission graphite anode project, accelerating its path to commercial-scale production in Sweden.

Battery Age Minerals (ASX – BM8) showcased its global portfolio of critical minerals projects at the Ignite Investment Summit in Hong Kong, highlighting maiden drilling at Austria’s Bleiberg germanium project, a newly granted drill permit for Argentina’s El Aguila gold-silver system, and ongoing lithium exploration in Canada’s Falcon Lake.

Lithium Universe Limited has unveiled plans for a second lithium carbonate refinery in Brownsville, Texas, complementing its flagship Québec project and aiming to ease North America's lithium supply bottleneck.

Vulcan Energy has locked in a binding lithium hydroxide supply agreement with Glencore, completing the key offtake contracts needed to finance its Phase One Lionheart Project. This milestone positions Vulcan to advance construction and meet growing European EV battery demand.

Centaurus Metals has secured the final mining lease for its Jaguar Nickel Project in Brazil, clearing a major regulatory hurdle and moving closer to a Final Investment Decision and project development.

Winsome Resources has resolved a regulatory hurdle to receive 17.65 million shares in Power Metals Corp, increasing its stake to 16.15% and reinforcing its position in critical minerals. Combined with a strong cash balance, this move strengthens Winsome’s liquidity and strategic outlook.

European Lithium Limited will lift its trading suspension on 3 October 2025 following the release of its Annual Financial Report, marking a key milestone for investors.