September 29, 2022

Rio Tinto starts producing spodumene at Quebec plant

The Quebec plant was commissioned in June and produced its first ton of spodumene concentrate in July.

September 29, 2022

BC leads all Canadian provinces in EV transition, report shows

Electric Mobility Canada has released a scorecard comparing how Canadian provinces and territories are doing at supporting consumers in their transition to electric vehicles.

September 28, 2022

Australia’s mining state aims to build battery manufacturing hub

Western Australia is the world’s biggest exporter of lithium.

September 28, 2022

S.Korea’s SK On inks deal with Global Lithium Resources for lithium supply

SK On will also explore additional business opportunities in the battery value chain, such as mining minerals.

September 28, 2022

Peru targets local lithium battery production, official says

Peru currently produces no lithium and no country in Latin America produces lithium batteries at a commercial scale even if they do mine lithium.

September 28, 2022

CATL plans $1.9 billion battery project in China’s Luoyang city

Construction of the project will take up to three years, CATL said.

September 28, 2022

Foran’s ambitious net zero plans for McIlvenna Bay attract investors

Foran has had a busy year as it advances the McIlvenna Bay copper-zinc-gold project in Saskatchewan, which it says will be the world’s first zero-carbon operation.

September 27, 2022

Rio Tinto warns miners not moving fast enough on lithium extraction

Lithium consumption needed “to surge way above anything that’s planned to be mined,” says minerals chief Sinead Kaufman.

September 26, 2022

Argentine state-run miners launch first-time lithium project

Units of Argentina's state oil firm YPF will start work on a 20,000 hectare area lithium prospecting project in Fiambala.

September 26, 2022

Rare earth miner NioCorp to merge with Nasdaq-listed blank check firm

Merger with Acquisition Corp II will give it access to up to $285 million for the development of its Elk Creek project in southeastern Nebraska.