June 3, 2024 Researchers push for using iron instead of cobalt, nickel in next-gen lithium-ion batteries A team of scientists has transformed the reactivity of iron metal, the cheapest metal commodity.
June 3, 2024 Gina Rinehart ups stake in lithium-focused Vulcan The mining billionaire, through its firm Hancock Prospecting, is now Vulcan's second largest shareholder, with a 7.5% stake.
June 2, 2024 Argentine Chamber of Mining Companies rejects possible royalty hike The Argentine Chamber of Mining Companies issued a communiqué rejecting a possible 5% increase in mining royalties.
May 31, 2024 Lithium Ionic feasibility gives Bandeira project in Brazil $1.3 billion NPV Study outlines an operation with a post-tax net present value more than four times higher than its initial capital costs.
May 31, 2024 India’s Altmin in talks with Australia for lithium supplies Altmin, India's only cathode active materials producer, currently sources lithium carbonate from Brazil and Bolivia.
May 31, 2024 Codelco and SQM agree on final lithium deal Their partnership is expected to start in 2025 and run through 2060, with Codelco overseeing general management as of 2031.
May 31, 2024 High-capacity iron-based cathodes for EV batteries are now a reality Researchers at Canada’s McGill University unlocked the potential to produce batteries using more sustainable and less costly materials.
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.
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