Lithium Top Stories

Appetite for ‘green energy metals’ drives deals

Demand for copper, nickel, lithium, and cobalt has risen sharply, driven by the global move to lower carbon emissions and electric vehicle makers chasing battery ingredients.

Trish Saywell - The Northern Miner | October 18, 2021 | 12:22 pm

What the energy transition may bring for five battery metals – report

London-based ING Economics predicts what the ongoing energy transition might…

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | October 17, 2021 | 6:07 am

Green Energy Metals: Eight companies with big ambitions

Companies on the global hunt for lithium, nickel, copper, cobalt,…

Marilyn Scales - The Northern Miner | October 15, 2021 | 1:23 pm

Mexico eyes ‘strategic minerals,’ copper limits in mining reform

Lopez Obrador's proposed legislation will no longer award concessions to…

Reuters | October 15, 2021 | 3:24 am

Chile to open 400,000 tonnes of lithium reserves up for exploration

The copper-producing nation, which holds the world’s largest known lithium…

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 14, 2021 | 3:43 am

US narrows gap with China in race to dominate battery supply chain – report

The United States has moved up on BloombergNEF's Global Lithium-Ion Battery Supply Chain Ranking.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 8, 2021 | 6:06 am

Lithium Americas expands Thacker Pass resource, awaits final permit decision

Thacker Pass, in Humboldt County, Nevada, is considered to be the largest known lithium resource in the US.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 7, 2021 | 9:09 am

Tesla’s gigafactory electrifies California-Germany culture clash

Elon Musk will make an appearance in the tiny town of Gruenheide this Saturday to host a county fair.

Reuters | October 7, 2021 | 7:53 am

Mexico will reject private lithium deals even if reform bill fails

At his regular morning news conference, Lopez Obrador stressed that Mexico's lithium should be developed exclusively by the government.

Reuters | October 7, 2021 | 7:26 am

Bacanora sees a way through Mexican lithium crackdown

Bacanora sees enough in the proposal submitted to Congress last week to carry on with development given early construction work had already started.

Bloomberg News | October 6, 2021 | 3:09 pm

Soaring lithium price sparking more deals for key battery metal

A number of acquisitions of lithium miners have been announced in recent months.

Bloomberg News | October 6, 2021 | 3:04 pm

Iron ore price rout hacks $160 billion off top mining stocks

Iron ore’s whitenuckle descent took a chunk out of the MINING.COM TOP 50 ranking of the world’s most valuable miners amid a continuing rally in uranium, coal and lithium prices.

MINING.com Editor | October 6, 2021 | 1:03 pm

BMW invests in lithium technology startup Lilac Solutions

Lilac is part of a growing number of technology developers seeking to extract lithium from saltwater brines faster, cheaper and with less water than evaporation ponds.

Reuters | October 6, 2021 | 10:27 am

Lithium price jumps again as miners can’t keep up with battery boom

Demand for the material used in electric cars and renewable-energy storage has soared and, while miners are seeking to boost supply, there’s not enough to meet consumption.

Bloomberg News | October 6, 2021 | 4:38 am

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Appetite for ‘green energy metals’ drives deals

What the energy transition may bring for five battery metals – report

Green Energy Metals: Eight companies with big ambitions

Mexico eyes ‘strategic minerals,’ copper limits in mining reform

Chile to open 400,000 tonnes of lithium reserves up for exploration

US narrows gap with China in race to dominate battery supply chain – report

Lithium Americas expands Thacker Pass resource, awaits final permit decision

Tesla’s gigafactory electrifies California-Germany culture clash

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