Chile’s government plans to require all new lithium projects to tap a production technique that’s barely used commercially anywhere in a bid to reduce water losses.

In 2022, lithium exports surged 234% from a year earlier.

The Arcadia mine is expected to produce 50,000 tonnes of lithium carbonate equivalent lithium concentrate.

The sprawling Bashaw district between Calgary and Edmonton now hosts 6.6 million measured tonnes of lithium carbonate equivalent.

Lithium supply is heading for a major increase this year as a wave of expansions and new projects get up and running.

Sodium-ion has the potential to complement lithium-ion cells and help fill gaps in the global market.

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission found that Kurt Schlosser purchased shares in Piedmont after being informed of details of a five-year spodumene concentrate supply agreement.