Lithium Top Stories

Miner gets closer to producing ‘green’ lithium for EV batteries

Australian startup Vulcan Energy claims it can produce battery-grade lithium without emitting carbon dioxide.

Bloomberg News | January 15, 2021 | 12:00 pm

Metals behind EV revolution to resume volatile rally – again

Global EV sales are projected to surge 60% this year,…

Bloomberg News | January 15, 2021 | 7:28 am

Inside SQM’s struggle to win over indigenous communities in Chile’s Atacama

Native communities that ring the Atacama worry that mining may…

Reuters | January 15, 2021 | 6:29 am

Lithium Chile allowed back to Laguna Blanca project

Covid-19 restrictions in Chile hindered the miner’s ability to continue…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 14, 2021 | 6:13 am

Galan Lithium to acquire 80% of Greenbushes South

The project is about 3km south of Greenbushes, the largest…

MINING.com Editor | January 13, 2021 | 3:20 pm

Copper, iron ore price rally adds $250bn to Top 50 mining companies

Q4 rally also sees first entry into MINING.COM's ranking of the world's 50 most valuable mining companies of a non-producer – Ivanhoe Mines.

Frik Els | January 7, 2021 | 1:30 pm

Albemarle to double lithium production in Nevada

The world's largest lithium producer plans to invest $30m to $50m at Silver Peak by 2025.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 7, 2021 | 8:53 am

Elon Musk surpasses Jeff Bezos to become world’s richest person

A 4.8% rally in Tesla’s share price Thursday boosted Musk past Amazon founder on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.

Bloomberg News | January 7, 2021 | 8:13 am

Cornish Lithium granted rights for offshore exploration

It can now explore for the battery metal in geothermal waters right off the coast of Cornwall, England.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 7, 2021 | 4:02 am

Goldman proclaims the dawn of a new commodity supercycle

Goldman’s view is predicated on how the world will recover from the pandemic with an emphasis on a green industrial revolution.

Reuters | January 6, 2021 | 7:51 am

Tianqi’s top shareholders selling up to 4% stake

It would be the second time in less than a year that controlling investor Chengdu Tianqi seeks to offload part of its stake.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 6, 2021 | 4:02 am

Brazil Minerals to expand lithium project

The hard-rock lithium asset is located in the northeast part of the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 4, 2021 | 7:05 am

MINING.COM’s most popular stories of 2020

Even setting aside the disruptions and uncertainty created by the pandemic, 2020 was a tumultuous year on mining and metals markets.

Frik Els | December 31, 2020 | 3:26 pm

Energy metals snapshot: Eight companies advancing assets for a greener future

Amid efforts to move the world away from fossil fuels, energy metals are a key pathway to tackling climate change and transition towards a low-carbon future.

Magda Gardner - The Northern Miner | December 31, 2020 | 1:13 pm

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Miner gets closer to producing ‘green’ lithium for EV batteries

Metals behind EV revolution to resume volatile rally – again

Inside SQM’s struggle to win over indigenous communities in Chile’s Atacama

Lithium Chile allowed back to Laguna Blanca project

Galan Lithium to acquire 80% of Greenbushes South

Copper, iron ore price rally adds $250bn to Top 50 mining companies

Albemarle to double lithium production in Nevada

Elon Musk surpasses Jeff Bezos to become world’s richest person

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