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.

May 28, 2024

Winsome boosts Adina lithium resource in Quebec by 33%

The indicated category contains 61.4 million tonnes grading 1.14% Li2O.