April 23, 2023 Argentina plans to produce 200,000 tonnes of lithium by 2025 Argentina expects lithium exports to reach $5.6 billion by 2025 based on the production of 200,000 annual tonnes of the battery metal.
April 22, 2023 Russian billionaires see wealth rise to over half a trillion dollars Vladimir Potanin, president and biggest shareholder of Nornickel, was ranked as the second richest in Russia.
April 21, 2023 Top stocks plummet after Chile brings lithium industry under state control Shares in the world’s top two lithium producers are tanking after Chile said their contracts will not be renewed and prices for the battery metal continue to fall.
April 21, 2023 Tianqi drops bid for Essential Metals as M&A heats up Tianqi dropped its $91 million plan to buy Essential after it failed to secure the backing.
April 21, 2023 Summit Nanotech ready to scale up direct lithium extraction technology Canada’s Summit Nanotech is opening a facility in Chile with the goal to scale up its denaLi direct lithium extraction technology.
April 21, 2023 Chile to take control of its lithium industry The policy sets up a public-private model in which the state will partner with miners through a dedicated national lithium company.
April 20, 2023 Codelco in early talks with prospective partners for northern Chile lithium venture As it wraps up an exploration program this year at the Maricunga salt flat, Codelco has been contacted by several companies, chairman Maximo Pacheco said.
April 20, 2023 Visualizing global EV production in 2022, by brand This graphic explores the latest EV production data for 2022, showing BYD taking a massive step forward to surpass Tesla.
April 20, 2023 Lithium exploration in Canada – in charts According to Mining Intelligence data, there are 409 active lithium projects in Canada.
April 20, 2023 Mining lithium in abandoned oil fields for tomorrow’s EVs Several upstart miners have bought land rights to nearby abandoned oil fields in Canada and begun developing extraction technology of their own.
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