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.

October 4, 2021

How Life Cycle Assessments can enhance ‘green’ mining techniques

Britain-based researchers say ‘cradle to grave’ evaluation at the outset of new metal mining explorations can mitigate against negative environmental impacts.

October 3, 2021

NMC to remain the dominant EV battery cathode type until 2030 – report

Fitch expects the NMC chemistry to remain dominant, owing to the superior energy density of high-nickel variations, which improve vehicle range and charging speeds.

October 1, 2021

US advances plan to protect Nevada flower near lithium project

The US plans to list the Tiehm's buckwheat flower as an endangered species, the latest blow to ioneer Ltd's plans.

October 1, 2021

Iron battery breakthrough could eat lithium’s lunch

Unlike lithium-ion batteries, iron flow batteries are really cheap to manufacture.