June 20, 2023

Norway to open its waters to deep-sea mining

The country's government has outlined details of a plan to open its sea floor to commercial mineral exploration and extraction.

June 19, 2023

Codelco must kick-start lithium industry while reviving copper output

Chile is already the world’s no. 2 producer of lithium after Australia. But demand is exploding worldwide.

June 19, 2023

Lynas’ Kalgoorlie facility faces labour shortages

Lynas is racing to complete construction of the plant to handle cracking and leaching.

June 19, 2023

Lithium One Metals and Norris Lithium to merge

Deal combines two parallel lithium exploration portfolios focused on the active and high-profile James Bay lithium belt in Quebec.

June 19, 2023

CATL seals $1.4 billion deal to develop Bolivia lithium

Lithium resources in Bolivia's iconic salt flats are estimated at 21 million metric tons, according to the USGS.

June 19, 2023

Lake Resources delays lithium carbonate output to 2027, hikes costs

The developer hiked spending estimates from $1.1 billion to $1.5 billion.

June 19, 2023

Costs at American Lithium’s Peru project up to $700m, CEO says

Construction could begin by late 2024 or late 2025.

June 19, 2023

Albemarle to buy Lithium Power’s Australian unit

Lithium Power has scrapped the planned demerger of its Australian assets in favour of the $21 million sale to the US giant.

June 18, 2023

Material intensity in EV batteries going down —report

IDTechEx says there is a trend to reduce the number of materials that provide core functionality to the battery pack.

June 17, 2023

Argentina’s growing lithium industry hits export records

Argentina’s growing lithium industry hit a record high with exports rising to $60m in May.