Lithium Top Stories

Savannah moves closer to Portugal lithium mine with preliminary impact study approval

Portugal is Europe's biggest lithium producer, but its miners sell almost exclusively to the ceramics industry.

Reuters | April 19, 2021 | 8:07 am

Australian lithium miners Orocobre and Galaxy to merge in $3bn deal

Business combination creates world’s fifth-biggest producer of lithium chemicals, used…

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 19, 2021 | 5:45 am

Roadmap for US’ clean transportation future unveiled

Researchers say the production of lithium, cobalt, and graphite must…

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | April 18, 2021 | 11:48 am

The battery-powered future depends on a few crucial metals

Companies and financial firms are now investing over $100 billion…

Bloomberg News | April 16, 2021 | 6:44 am

Ranked: Top 25 nations producing battery metals for the EV supply chain

Although China will likely maintain its dominance for the foreseeable…

Govind Bhutada - Visual Capitalist | April 15, 2021 | 8:23 pm

Orocobre shares up on higher lithium prices

Lithium prices received by the company were up nearly 90% over the last six months.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | April 13, 2021 | 12:39 pm

Space mining enthusiasts to discuss legal framework, funding

The Space Resources Week runs from April 19 to 22 as a free phygital event — combining physical and digital channels.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 13, 2021 | 9:13 am

Once ‘green’ plug-in hybrid cars suddenly look like dinosaurs in Europe

European automakers are dividing over whether to fight for PHEVs, or spend their financial and political capital accelerating the leap to fully electric vehicles.

Reuters | April 12, 2021 | 7:18 am

Chile minister says mining royalty bill “unconstitutional”

Mining minister Juan Carlos Jobet said President Sebastian Piñera's administration is against setting a 3% royalty on copper and lithium.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 12, 2021 | 7:05 am

Biden’s EV plan would create bull conditions for energy metals — report

The $2 trillion infrastructure bill would help create bull conditions in commodity markets, particularly in steel, cobalt, lithium and copper.

MINING.com Editor | April 9, 2021 | 12:42 pm

The need for a battery gold rush in US

US automakers are finally making bold commitments to electrify their fleets, but in the short-term, there may not be enough lithium-ion batteries to go around.

MINING.com Editor | April 9, 2021 | 11:57 am

Chile lithium watchdog to cut red tape seen crimping sector

Chile’s top lithium regulator is preparing to slash the red tape that investors have long said stymies output and new projects in the world’s No. 2 producer.

Reuters | April 9, 2021 | 8:02 am

Value of top 50 mining companies surges $600 billion from covid lows

Despite gold's price slump, strong copper and iron ore prices lifted MINING.COM's ranking of the world's 50 most valuable miners to a new record high of $1.35 trillion.

MINING.com Editor | April 8, 2021 | 12:21 pm

EV momentum ‘unstoppable’ – report

According to McKinsey & Company, the e-mobility industry’s positive performance in the capital markets is a good indicator of where it is heading.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | April 8, 2021 | 6:11 am

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Savannah moves closer to Portugal lithium mine with preliminary impact study approval

Australian lithium miners Orocobre and Galaxy to merge in $3bn deal

Roadmap for US’ clean transportation future unveiled

The battery-powered future depends on a few crucial metals

Ranked: Top 25 nations producing battery metals for the EV supply chain

Orocobre shares up on higher lithium prices

Space mining enthusiasts to discuss legal framework, funding

Once ‘green’ plug-in hybrid cars suddenly look like dinosaurs in Europe

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