September 8, 2023 Argentina to reach top three lithium producer spot by 2027 A string of lithium projects scheduled to start operations in the next four years could place the country just behind Australia and Chile.
September 7, 2023 Antofagasta loses bid to revive Minnesota copper-nickel project The project would have been one of the biggest US sources of metals needed to build electric vehicle batteries and other clean energy technologies.
September 7, 2023 Ghana sovereign wealth fund invests in nation’s first lithium mine Ghana's Minerals Income Investment Fund will buy a 6% stake in Atlantic Lithium's projects in the country.
September 7, 2023 American Lithium trades higher as it continues to refine PEA flowsheet A final calculated LC purity of 99.59% lithium carbonate equivalent was attained through the new optimized leach process.
September 7, 2023 Portugal’s Lusorecursos gets environmental OK for lithium mine That puts the project in the northern Montalegre area near the Spanish border and with a planned investment of 650 million euros.
September 7, 2023 Indonesia proposes critical minerals trade deal with US The request was made when Indonesian President Joko Widodo met with US Vice President Kamala Harris this week.
September 7, 2023 Saudi Arabia’s crown prince looks to metals as new source of wealth Prince Mohammed bin Salman is prepared to pour billions of dollars into tapping the more than $1.3 trillion of metals his government says is buried in the country.
September 7, 2023 Vale Base Metals to invest $10 billion in Indonesia over next decade Vale is exploring a copper mine, comparable to massive Grasberg site.
September 7, 2023 Summit Nanotech eyes $150m to scale up lithium extraction method The Canadian startup expects that its upcoming financing round reflects a valuation of $400-million to $600-million.
September 7, 2023 Benefits of EVs under the equity microscope US-based researchers want to know whether EV technology may unfairly harm some areas and populations.
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