May 31, 2024 Chile hopes SQM-Codelco deal to proceed as planned, finance minister says The arrangement would see Codelco take a majority stake in SQM’s Atacama salt flat assets in exchange for 30 more years of operations.
May 30, 2024 Chile’s ENAMI aims to break ground on first lithium project by 2028 ENAMI this month launched a search for a private partner to offer financial backing or operational support for the project at three salt flats.
May 29, 2024 Lithium in Marcellus shale gas wells could potentially meet part of US demand If it could be extracted with complete efficiency, lithium from the wastewater of Marcellus shale gas wells could supply up to 40% of the United States demand.
May 28, 2024 Winsome boosts Adina lithium resource in Quebec by 33% The indicated category contains 61.4 million tonnes grading 1.14% Li2O.
May 28, 2024 Post-Covid, China is back in Africa and doubling down on minerals Chinese investment in Africa increased 114% last year.
May 28, 2024 EU, Australia sign critical minerals pact to diversify supply chains Ministers in Canberra and Brussels signed an MOU on Tuesday, which will be followed by the joint development of “concrete actions” over the next six months.
May 27, 2024 Arizona Lithium starts production drilling at Prairie project in Saskatchewan The start of drilling marks the launch of Canada's first commercial lithium production plant, the miner said.
May 27, 2024 New technique allows recycling components of solid-state batteries over and over again Researchers have successfully applied cold sintering to the solid and liquid electrolyte components of solid-state batteries to recycle them.
May 26, 2024 Electric mining vehicle industry’s value to reach $23 billion by 2044 – report A new IDTechEx report notes that large EV batteries and innovative fast-charging methods are driving the adoption of electric and autonomous mining vehicles.
May 25, 2024 Video: China’s dominance drives global battery trends, says Adamas Intelligence China continues to dominate the EV market, as every second electric car sold globally in the past year was made in the country.
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