June 26, 2025 Russia captures village in eastern Ukraine near lithium deposit Soviet geologists who discovered the lithium deposit there in 1982 suggested it could be significant.
June 26, 2025 CHART: The brutal economics of EV battery lithium Value of installed lithium in the average electric vehicle sold globally plummets by 89%.
June 25, 2025 SQM cuts 5% of Chile workforce as prices fail to bounce back Lithium prices have plunged nearly 90% since their peak in late 2022.
June 25, 2025 China to overtake Australia as world’s top lithium miner by 2026, Fastmarkets says Beyond mining, China for years has been the world's largest refiner of the ultralight metal, with roughly 70% market share.
June 24, 2025 Gradiant to build lithium production plant in Pennsylvania’s Marcellus Shale Formation The site, the company said, is the world’s first to extract, concentrate and convert lithium in a fully integrated, end-to-end process from oilfield produced water.
June 24, 2025 German battery production, trade decline; lobby urges action Market volumes fell 16% in 2024 to a total value of $23.8B, mostly due to weaker demand for lithium-ion batteries.
June 23, 2025 AVZ Minerals to resume proceedings against DRC over disputed lithium deposit The unresolved issue poses a potential hurdle for California-based metals exploration firm KoBold Metals' plans to acquire AVZ.
June 23, 2025 Halliburton to design demonstration wells for GeoFrame Energy’s DLE project in Texas GeoFrame said it is set to become the first company to deliver battery-grade lithium carbonate from Smackover Formation to the market.
June 18, 2025 INSIGHT: Rural Oklahoma strives to become American hub for critical minerals processing Oklahoma's push into minerals processing marks an unexpected twist in the US efforts to wean itself off Chinese rivals who have blocked exports.
June 17, 2025 Lithium startup eyes US battery plant to skirt Trump tariffs Pure Lithium is working on a testing facility to build a new type of lithium battery that’s completely manufactured domestically.
White House plans more ‘historic deals’ with mining sector, official says Jarrod Agen, who previously held roles at defense contractor Lockheed Martin, said Trump aims to "jumpstart" mining projects in Alaska and also in Arizona. December 15, 2025 | 08:54 am
