February 11, 2020

The periodic table and the road to resource nationalism

Many countries are starting to look inward to meet their own needs as well as broaden their economic portfolio.

February 10, 2020

Ganfeng takes control of Caucharí-Olaroz lithium JV

Ganfeng Lithium now has a 51% stake in the Cauchari-Olaroz project in Argentina.

February 10, 2020

Top lithium miner seeks to monitor water scarcity in parched Chile salt flat

A Chilean judge sided with local indigenous communities and knocked back an environmental remediation plan from SQM in December.

February 10, 2020

The hedge fund making a fortune betting on greener cars

Rhodium has seen one of the most spectacular rallies in commodities.

February 10, 2020

International Lithium grows Mariana project resource by 253%

The Vancouver-based miner just received a technical report from strategic partner Ganfeng Lithium Co.

February 10, 2020

Glencore, Samsung ink five-year cobalt supply deal

The South Korean battery manufacturer will receive up to 21,000 tonnes of cobalt, mostly coming from the Katanga mine in DRC.

February 7, 2020

Hydro-Québec, Mercedes to work on next-gen lithium batteries

They want to test new materials under field conditions to accelerate the development cycle.

February 6, 2020

US rare earths production up 44% in 2019 — report

Overall US metal mine production in 2019 was estimated to be $28.1 billion, or almost $500 million higher than in 2018.

February 6, 2020

Chile government approves Bearing Lithium’s EIA

This is one of the few EIAs approved in Chile in recent years.

February 5, 2020

Cobalt price rebounds on Beijing stockpiling talk

Battery cobalt prices jump by more than 10% in January – too soon to assess coronavirus impact on China-Congo supply.