April 11, 2023

Chile to present large lithium investment plan for 2025-2030 this month

One of the plan's aims is also to promote decentralization.

April 11, 2023

CHARTS: Mining’s top 50 companies top $1.4 trillion value amid M&A fever 

World’s top 50 mining companies build on gains in the first quarter of 2023, but remain well below valuations this time last year as M&A fever grips the sector.

April 11, 2023

E3 Lithium gets licence for field pilot plant in Alberta

The company will build and operate the direct lithium extraction plant, set to begin operations in the third quarter of 2023.

April 11, 2023

Export restrictions may threaten the green transition, OECD says

The restrictions have increased more than five-fold in the last decade to a point where 10% of the global value of exports is subject to at least one measure, the…

April 11, 2023

General Motors to invest $50 million in lithium startup EnergyX

The Texas-based company is developing a more efficient method to extract lithium from salt flats.

April 11, 2023

Glencore to offer lithium batteries recycling services in Spain and Portugal

It has partnered with waste management services provider FCC Ámbito and Spanish energy firm Iberdrola to offer battery recycling services.

April 10, 2023

Sigma Lithium to start production ‘within days’ after Brazilian approval

Production is expected to slowly ramp up in coming months and hit an annual production rate of 270,000 tonnes of spodumene concentrate by July.

April 10, 2023

Augustus drilling returns 1.19% Li2O over 17.5 metres, says FE Battery

FE Battery owns 100% of the Augustus property, which covers 27,000 hectares.

April 10, 2023

Peru will mine more copper in 2023, lithium permits pending

Peru expects to produce 2.8 million tonnes of copper in 2023, versus 2.44 million tonnes last year.

April 10, 2023

Sumitomo Metal Mining to produce lithium from 2028

The Japanese company will also enter discussions with a major overseas resource developer, the newspaper reported.