Lithium Top Stories

First LiSTR direct lithium extraction facility in US open

LiSTR is an environmentally friendly technology that selectively extracts lithium ions from tail brine.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | September 28, 2020 | 6:27 am

Piedmont Lithium stock soars on confirmed Tesla deal

Piedmont had accidentally released the five-year agreement last week, following…

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 28, 2020 | 4:57 am

Hedge fund bets on lithium miner after big electric vehicle win

Formidable Asset Management sees Lithium Americas as a “differentiated operator”…

Bloomberg News | September 25, 2020 | 2:19 pm

Visualizing the range of EVs on major highway routes

2020 all-electric vehicle range on well-recognized routes, from California’s I-5…

Visual Capitalist | September 25, 2020 | 1:22 pm

MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week

Pebble Partnership CEO resigns, metals and mining stock price massacre...

MINING.com Editor | September 25, 2020 | 10:22 am

Cornish Lithium finds “globally significant” grades at UK project

Initial testing of geothermal waters in Cornwall’s historic mining area shows they contain some of the world’s highest grades and best overall chemical qualities for lithium.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 17, 2020 | 3:53 am

Cobalt price rally boosts MINING.COM EV Metal Index

Stockpiling by China's State Reserve Bureau "could mark a point where cobalt prices begin a sustained rise".

Frik Els | September 16, 2020 | 3:06 pm

Canada ranked 4th, US 6th in lithium-ion battery supply chain

If the US were to increase its investment in raw materials and promote EV adoption, it could overtake Japan and China in 2025, says new report.

MINING.com Editor | September 16, 2020 | 1:11 pm

Are batteries the trade war China’s already won?

The global battery market will be worth about $116 billion a year by 2030.

Bloomberg News | September 16, 2020 | 8:51 am

Amplats, Platinum Group Metals subsidiary gets patent for battery research

The companies’ subsidiary, Lion Battery Technologies, is working with Florida International University to use platinum and carbon nanotubes in lithium batteries.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | September 15, 2020 | 6:30 am