January 20, 2022 Rio Tinto shares slump as Serbia pulls plug on its $2.4bn lithium project "As far as project Jadar is concerned, this is an end," Prime Minister Ana Brnabić said.
January 18, 2022 Lake Resources doubles production target at Argentina lithium project Planned production at its flagship Kachi lithium brine project will be set at 50,000 tonnes per year of lithium carbonate.
January 18, 2022 Canadian Conservative party leader calls for security review of Chinese takeover of Neo Lithium Erin O’Toole has asked the government to conduct a national security review of the proposed takeover of Canada’s Neo Lithium by China’s Zijin Mining.
January 18, 2022 Allkem sees China driving lithium demand Lithium prices are set to surge again in the June half, spurred by a jump in China's production of electric vehicle batteries.
January 17, 2022 Rio Tinto says output from $2.4bn Serbia lithium project to be delayed The mine has faced opposition from environmental activists and local communities over concerns of environmental damage.
January 17, 2022 Key insights from the inaugural Future Minerals Forum in Riyadh The Future Minerals Forum recently heard Saudi Arabia is looking to invest its massive capital potential to not only develop its industry, from exploration to downstream battery metal processing.
January 17, 2022 China’s technical EV specs are an interesting regulatory insight With electric cars accounting for about one in every five automobile sales last month, China’s EV market is entering a maturation phase.
January 17, 2022 How light can improve li-ion battery, fuel cell performance Researchers discovered that light could boost the performance of thin lithium battery electrolytes by increasing charging rates.
January 14, 2022 Chile court halts lithium auction days after quotas awarded An appeals court ordered the suspension, which was requested by the regional governor of the Atacama region and local indigenous communities.
January 13, 2022 RANKED: Top 20 EVs of 2021 – costs jump as lithium, cobalt, nickel prices surge Ranking of world’s 20 best selling electric cars and their battery metals show automakers grappling with soaring raw material prices.
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