October 7, 2021

Mexico will reject private lithium deals even if reform bill fails

At his regular morning news conference, Lopez Obrador stressed that Mexico's lithium should be developed exclusively by the government.

October 6, 2021

Bacanora sees a way through Mexican lithium crackdown

Bacanora sees enough in the proposal submitted to Congress last week to carry on with development given early construction work had already started.

October 6, 2021

Soaring lithium price sparking more deals for key battery metal

A number of acquisitions of lithium miners have been announced in recent months.

October 6, 2021

Iron ore price rout hacks $160 billion off Top 50 mining stocks

Iron ore’s whitenuckle descent took a chunk out of the MINING.COM TOP 50 ranking of the world’s most valuable miners amid a continuing rally in uranium, coal and lithium prices.

October 6, 2021

BMW invests in lithium technology startup Lilac Solutions

Lilac is part of a growing number of technology developers seeking to extract lithium from saltwater brines faster, cheaper and with less water than evaporation ponds.

October 6, 2021

Lithium price jumps again as miners can’t keep up with battery boom

Demand for the material used in electric cars and renewable-energy storage has soared and, while miners are seeking to boost supply, there’s not enough to meet consumption.

October 6, 2021

Covid-19 vaccines mandatory for Western Australia mining and FIFO workers

Requirement applies to about 141,000 people, including fly-in, fly-out and other workers in mining, exploration and oil & gas.

October 5, 2021

Senators blast new US mining royalty plan as anti-green, pro-China

"You can’t make this stuff up. House Democrats are planning to tax dirt,” said one Senator.

October 4, 2021

Sayona Mining raises $72.5m to buy lithium project in Canada

Miners are racing to raise money and expand projects, with global demand for the electric-vehicle battery metal set to soar in the coming decade.

October 4, 2021

Bacanora Lithium says Sonora project safe from Mexico reforms

President López Obrador last week submitted proposed reforms, which include keeping future lithium extraction in the hands of the State.