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

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

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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

MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week

Lithium Americas’ Thacker Pass closer to production

Standard Lithium makes better-than-battery-quality lithium carbonate

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