Miner gets closer to producing ‘green’ lithium for EV batteriesAustralian 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 – againGlobal EV sales are projected to surge 60% this year,…Bloomberg News | January 15, 2021 | 7:28 am
Lithium Chile allowed back to Laguna Blanca projectCovid-19 restrictions in Chile hindered the miner’s ability to continue…MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 14, 2021 | 6:13 am
MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week Glencore taps coal head Gary Nagle as new CEO; Mining supercycle talk back; Carmakers have blind spot for lithium, cobalt, nickel prices MINING.com Editor | December 4, 2020 | 3:50 pm
Lithium Americas’ Thacker Pass closer to production The Nevada project is host to the largest known lithium resource in the US. MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 4, 2020 | 9:49 am
Standard Lithium makes better-than-battery-quality lithium carbonate The Vancouver-based company completed the start-to-finish proof of concept of its lithium processing technology. MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 4, 2020 | 6:20 am
Carmakers have blind spot for lithium, cobalt, nickel prices New research report has a warning for electric carmakers about the direction of battery prices without incentives to build new mines. Frik Els | December 3, 2020 | 12:20 pm
Trump taps loan program he tried to kill to help mining The loan program was created to help fund clean energy technology programs and electric vehicles. Bloomberg News | December 1, 2020 | 12:06 pm
Pilbara Minerals to buy Altura for $175m on lithium recovery bet Altura entered receivership in October following prolonged weakness in the raw battery materials market. Reuters | December 1, 2020 | 10:48 am
Tianqi Lithium gets 1-month reprieve on $1.9bn loan repayment Company signed a letter with a syndicate of banks to extend by a month the maturity date on $1.884 billion of loans that were due for repayment at the end of November. Reuters | November 30, 2020 | 9:22 am
Livent opts out of E3 Metals joint development agreement Shares of E3 Metals plunged following the news. MINING.COM Staff Writer | November 27, 2020 | 10:41 am
EU to secure access to 30 critical raw materials The European Raw Materials Alliance will focus on increasing domestic production and promoting recycling of vital elements, particularly rare earths. Cecilia Jamasmie | November 27, 2020 | 3:58 am