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.

May 8, 2023

Brazilian iron ore state wants to lure lithium investors

Minas Gerais will welcome “investors from all over the world” to Vale do Jequitinhonha, said governor Romeu Zema.

May 8, 2023

Lithium markets have hit a turning point – Morgan Stanley

Market is expected to remain in a deficit in 2023 but conditions will not be as tight as previous years, according to the investment bank.

May 7, 2023

Chamber of Mines of Argentinian province advocates against nationalization of lithium resources

Salta’s Chamber of Mines wants Argentina to move away from proposals regarding the nationalization of its lithium resources.

May 7, 2023

Filtering device that efficiently recovers lead may also be used for retrieving battery metals from water

A new capacitive deionization device can adsorb lead much more efficiently than similar devices.

May 5, 2023

Chile will resume tax reform talks after election, Marcel says

There will also be discussions on other bills regarding the minimum wage and the mining royalty.