Big Automakers Grab $1 Billion Deal for Urgently Needed Battery Metals

Volkswagen and Jeep maker Stellantis are each pledging $100 million in a complex transaction that would…

Stock Futures Tick Lower as Investors Await Jobs Report, Fed Minutes

US markets remained closed on Independence Day; Shares of Chinese metals producers rose after Beijing imposed…

Basic Materials Roundup: Market Talk

Rainbow Rare Earths, BASF and more in the latest Market Talks covering Basic Materials.

How Uranium Can Be a Shelter From Economic Meltdown

Tensions with Russia and insensitivity to economic indicators make this commodity an attractive bet.

WSJ News Exclusive | Silicon Valley’s Newest Unicorn Is a Mining Company

Bill Gates and other tech-industry investors are backing AI-powered startup Kobold Metals.

A Onetime Paper Maker Is Now the King of Lithium

Charlotte, NC-based Albemarle, which began as a paper mill in 1887, has become a vital cog…

A ‘Dirty’ Job That Few Want: Mining Companies Struggle to Hire for the Energy Transition

Lily Dixon was prowling the University of Leeds campus when a student campaigner handed her a…

China Spends Billions on Risky Bets to Lock Down World’s Lithium

Beijing’s search for a secure supply of the metal is prompting it to buy stakes in…

China’s Risky Strategy to Control One-Third of the World’s Lithium Supply

Beijing’s search for a secure supply of the metal is prompting it to buy stakes in…