Lithium Top Stories

Pilbara Minerals halts trading pending incident announcement

The West Perth-based company operates the Pilgangoora Lithium-Tantalum Project and Mount Francisco, both in Western Australia.

Reuters | November 11, 2019 | 11:52 am

Australian, South Korean companies join forces to recycle battery metals

Envirostream to supply SungEel with recycled mixed metal dust containing…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | November 7, 2019 | 6:15 am

Albemarle plans $100m cost cuts to counter low prices

The world's largest lithium producer is grappling with a fall…

Reuters | November 6, 2019 | 3:30 pm

Livent CEO sees ‘difficult environment’ for lithium industry

The company late Tuesday cut its full-year revenue and earnings…

Reuters | November 6, 2019 | 7:16 am

Veolia chosen to advance Mexican lithium project

Different from most of the world’s lithium which is produced…

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 5, 2019 | 3:27 pm

Australia’s Sayona to bid for Quebec lithium miner

Operations at the NAL mine, which produced 114 000 tonnes of spodumene in 2018, were halted in February this year.

Jackson Chen | September 17, 2019 | 12:16 pm

Canadian economy won’t feel impact of battery metal mining

A new study says global battery metals consumption will rise six-fold by the mid 2020s but impact in Canada will be minimal.

Frik Els | September 12, 2019 | 4:17 pm

Brazilian lithium producer Sigma in talks with Tesla, other automakers

Sigma, which recently received its license to begin hard rock lithium mining in Minas Gerais, met with Tesla supplier Ganfeng Lithium.

Reuters | September 12, 2019 | 12:40 pm

QMC Quantum drills 2.5% Li2O at Irgon

QMC’s property lies in the same pegmatite field that hosts a former tantalum mine.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 11, 2019 | 2:35 pm

Chilean lithium producer SQM bullish on white gold demand

SQM expects to invest about $2.1 billion in the next five years to strengthen its production.

Reuters | September 11, 2019 | 10:29 am

Tianqi puts world’s biggest lithium plant expansion on hold

Tianqi poured cold water on celebrations to mark the start of production from the first stage at its Kwinana plant in Western Australia.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 11, 2019 | 3:36 am

Electric car boom to turbocharge battery metal producers – Moody’s

Demand for cobalt, lithium, nickel and copper could rise sixfold if electric cars reach 8% of road traffic by the mid-2020s, delivering huge dividends for producing countries like the DRC.

Reuters | September 10, 2019 | 4:00 am

Bad news for cobalt, nickel as EV sales forecasts cut — BMO

BMO believes global cobalt consumption for the EV sector will hit 86,000 tonnes in 2015, down from the 97,000 tonnes previously anticipated.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 6, 2019 | 9:53 am

Argentina’s mining sector holds off investments as presidential election looms

Opposition candidate Alberto Fernández, the front-runner for October’s presidential election, is thought to be in favour of market control.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 5, 2019 | 10:24 am

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