May 11, 2023 Albemarle aims to expand Chile lithium mine in 2028 with new technology Albemarle currently extracts the metal using mass evaporation ponds from brine taken from underground reservoirs.
May 11, 2023 American Lithium unit gets green light to explore new area in Peru The new exploration will allow the firm to expand its existing resources in the southern Puno region.
May 11, 2023 Head of new lithium giant building supply chain for Americas “America-centric is a big differentiator for us with customers, with investors,” said Livent CEO Paul Graves.
May 11, 2023 Scientists find two different types of water in lithium-rich salt flats US-based researchers have characterized for the first time two types of surface water in the hyperarid salars that contain much of the world’s lithium deposits.
May 11, 2023 Chile’s mining royalty bill heads for final vote The long-awaited and several times amended mining royalty bill is back at the lower chamber with a vote expected next week.
May 10, 2023 Allkem, Livent merge to create world’s third largest lithium miner The all-share business combination creates a giant lithium firm with forecasted production capacity of 248,000 tonnes of LCE a year.
May 9, 2023 Australia’s ioneer signs deal with US firm for lithium supply It has signed a commercial offtake agreement with Dragonfly Energy Holdings.
May 9, 2023 Thacker Pass lithium project faces court in June Lithium Americas is aiming to mine and process enough lithium carbonate on the Nevada site for batteries to power a million vehicles a year.
May 9, 2023 Glencore to build Europe’s largest battery recycling plant It has partnered up with Canada’s Li-Cycle to convert an old lead refinery in Italy into a facility to recover key metals from batteries.
May 8, 2023 Tesla breaks ground on massive Texas lithium refinery The move will make Tesla the only major automaker in North America that will refine its own lithium.
Seabridge to spin out Northwest Territories gold project The move, says Seabridge's chairman and CEO Rudi Fronk, would single out what the company views as a "valuable" asset. December 16, 2025 | 08:57 am
