August 9, 2020 Argentinian MLA proposes rise in royalties that may affect lithium projects The politician wants mining royalties to be raised to 51% from the current 2%.
August 7, 2020 Livent CEO to EV industry: sign better deals or risk lithium supply The EV industry has pushed to renegotiate supply agreements while at the same time demanding higher production later this decade.
August 7, 2020 Albemarle to shutter two lithium facilities in the US It will idle portions of the Silver Peak mine in Nevada and Kings Mountain production facility in North Carolina starting in September.
August 6, 2020 UK to invest in Europe’s first geothermal lithium recovery plant The project is a collaboration between Geothermal Engineering and Cornish Lithium.
August 5, 2020 Albemarle’s quarterly profit drops 45% as lithium sales slow Sales dropped across all its divisions.
August 5, 2020 Orocobre, EnergyX join forces to develop ‘green’ lithium extraction technologies The companies want to address the challenges associated with the extraction of the metal.
August 4, 2020 Scientists discover “glassy” lithium In a quest to improve battery performance, US-based researchers made an unexpected find.
August 4, 2020 Solid-state battery market expected to reach $6 billion by 2030 – report IDTechEx published its predictions for the solid-state battery market.
August 1, 2020 Chilean regulators scrap SQM’s environmental plan Chile's Environmental Superintendent asked SQM to start again from scratch.
July 31, 2020 Deep-sea minerals could meet the demands of battery supply chains – but should they? Concerned scientists have highlighted our limited knowledge of the deep-sea and its ecosystems.
Gabon to audit mining deals as reforms start amid IMF talks As part of discussions with the multilateral lender, President Brice Oligui Nguema “has demanded the full publication of all mining agreements". December 19, 2025 | 10:51 am
