July 20, 2023 Elon Musk relieved that lithium prices are no longer insane Chinese prices of lithium carbonate, a refined form of the metal, have halved from a peak in mid-November as supply pressure eased.
July 20, 2023 How Chile’s progressive new plan to mine lithium faces Indigenous hurdles Chile’s millennial president, Gabriel Boric, promised to mine differently. He would turn the world’s largest copper producer and second largest lithium miner […]
July 20, 2023 Antofagasta’s Arriagada, Collahuasi boss frontrunners for Codelco’s top job Other names circulating include internal candidates Nicolás Rivera and Mauricio Barraza, from the north and centre-south divisions.
July 20, 2023 MinRes backs out of Chinese investment deal with Albemarle Billion-dollar deal that would have seen MinRes acquire a stake in downstream assets in China owned by Albemarle.
July 19, 2023 Energy transition faces metals gap unless investment rises, report finds According to the Energy Transitions Commission, it will require production of up to 6.5 billion tonnes of materials cumulatively between 2022 and 2050.
July 19, 2023 Zimbabwe’s $1 billion lithium plan faces setback as Chinese partner cuts stake South Africa’s Moti Group said a Chinese company with which it planned to develop a lithium processing plant was halving its stake in the venture.
July 19, 2023 No more plundering: Can Africa take control in green mineral rush? Governments have increasingly restricted or banned mineral exports in a bid to boost processing and retain more of the gains.
July 19, 2023 Rio Tinto flags cost hike at Argentina lithium project Rio Tinto’s $140 million estimate and schedule for the starter plant at Rincon lithium project are under review due to cost escalation.
July 19, 2023 Tata Group to build $5 billion gigafactory in the UK Tata's first gigafactory outside of India will supply locally-made batteries to the company's its Jaguar Land Rover factories.
July 18, 2023 It’s carmakers against miners in battle over China-funded metals Automakers argue they need more leeway on the rules because it’s currently impossible to produce EV batteries without inputs that have at least some Chinese ownership, while US materials producers…
Weir to acquire ESCO Elecmetal Fundición Limitada for $75 million Mining technology firm to acquire the remaining 50% share of its Chile-based joint venture. December 12, 2025 | 03:32 pm
