August 1, 2023 Tennessee approves Piedmont Lithium plant construction as complex Carolina project slows The now $800 million project 265 km southeast of Nashville would process about 27,000 tonnes a year of the battery metal starting in 2026.
August 1, 2023 Rio Tinto inks earn-in deal for lithium project in Rwanda Rio has the option to invest up to $7.5 million in two stages to earn up to a 75% interest in Aterian's HCK project.
August 1, 2023 Lithium Americas shareholders approve split The new Lithium Americas will own the Thacker Pass lithium project in Nevada, while Lithium Argentina will focus on the assets held in the South American country.
July 31, 2023 Albemarle to invest nearly $83m in Patriot Battery Metals for 5% stake Patriot will use the proceeds to accelerate development activities at the Corvette lithium project in Quebec.
July 31, 2023 Exxon in talks with Tesla, Ford, Volkswagen on supplying lithium The talks are in the early stages and also include battery giants Samsung and SK On.
July 31, 2023 New stretchable battery may pave the way for smart clothes US-based researchers have developed a successful prototype of a fully stretchable fabric-based lithium-ion battery.
July 31, 2023 Patriot says resource for Quebec lithium project confirms giant size Long-awaited maiden resource for the CV5 pegmatite at the Corvette lithium project places the asset as No. 1 of its kind in the Americas.
July 31, 2023 IGO flags impact to Kwinana ramp-up; profit jumps Kwinana train 1 produced 142 tonnes of lithium hydroxide in the June quarter, down over 85% sequentially.
July 31, 2023 Glencore buys Pan American’s stake in Argentinean copper project Pan American is selling its 56% interest in the MARA copper project, added to its portfolio as part of the acquisition of Yamana Gold.
July 28, 2023 Albemarle ends early contract deal with Chile supervisors union Miners routinely seek to seal early contract negotiations to avoid the risk of strikes at their operations.
Argentina’s cradle of Malbec wine is warming up to copper mining The San Jorge copper-gold project, controlled by Zug-based Zonda Metals, would be a first for Mendoza. December 18, 2025 | 10:49 am
