The world’s biggest miners, including BHP Group and Glencore, are finally firm believers in the electric vehicle battery revolution – what they don’t agree on is which metals will deliver the best long-term exposure to the developing global market. BHP has revived a declining nickel unit in Western Australia to target the sector, while Rio Tinto Group is accelerating work to enter the lithium market. Glencore is focusing on cobalt and copper and Anglo American Plc is examining prospects for platinum and palladium to be deployed in future battery technologies.
