March 3, 2023 Column: Automakers rush in where miners fear to tread It's a useful reminder that going upstream can be a high-risk business for even the biggest automotive companies.
March 3, 2023 Volkswagen board discusses two new North America plants at meeting The facilities would be one production plant and one battery cell factory, people familiar with the matter said.
March 2, 2023 CATL sells $405 million stake in Pilbara Minerals CATL bought its 4.9% holding in the depths of the 2019 lithium downturn.
March 2, 2023 Lithium Americas kicks off construction at Thacker Pass The proposed mine has the potential to be North America's largest source of lithium for electric vehicle batteries.
March 2, 2023 Tesla lobbying to secure lithium from Chile — report Tesla executives held talks with the ministers of foreign affairs and mining, as well as with the leader of the development agency Corfo.
March 2, 2023 SQM to spend $3.4 billion by 2025 as profit tripled The world’s second-largest lithium miner's net income hit $3.9 billion in 2022, compared $585.5 million the previous year.
March 1, 2023 Musk tamps down speculation that Tesla will mine lithium The “limiting factor” is refining lithium, not actually finding it, as no country has a monopoly on deposits, Musk said.
March 1, 2023 Advance Lithium in joint venture talks with Mexico’s national lithium company Advance Lithium has a group of lithium and potassium salars/salt lakes in central Mexico.
March 1, 2023 Goldman warns carmakers against buying miners: ‘It always end in tears’ Automakers have been pushing into mining more aggressively to lock in supply for batteries.
March 1, 2023 China’s lithium mining likely to face more scrutiny Yichun suspended all lithium mining late last week to crack down on criminal activity.
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
