Prices have slumped, but there’s no transition without these miners

If battery metals such as lithium will be crucial for the energy transition, then miners like Chris Ellison will be crucial too.

The West Australian billionaire was already a big player in lithium through Mineral Resources’ stakes in the Wodgina and Mt Marion mines, but he went even further last year when he acquired the Bald Hill mine, along with substantial stakes in half a dozen companies developing the next generation of Australian lithium mines.