April 24, 2023

US-based researchers develop efficient process to transform scrap aluminum into new vehicle parts

A new process reduces more than 50% of the embodied energy and more than 90% of the CO2 emissions used for transforming scrap aluminum into new vehicle parts.

April 24, 2023

SQM weighs hard choices in Chile amid $3.7bn share wipeout

SQM, the fertilizer-turned-lithium giant, runs the planet’s biggest and most profitable brine operation in Chile’s northern desert.

April 24, 2023

Wyloo tightens grip on nickel explorer Mincor

The miner, owned by Australian billionaire Andrew Forrest, has locked in a 51.24% interest in its takeover target.

April 23, 2023

Glencore CEO’s first big move: chasing mining’s toughest prize

The bitter Teck-Glencore brawl is headed for a potential climax this week.

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.