February 13, 2020 Australian companies, academia working on fast-charge Li-ion batteries for trams Lithium Australia's subsidiary to optimise its battery materials for the project.
February 13, 2020 Investors from five countries eye Mexico’s nascent lithium market If initial estimates of lithium deposits are confirmed, Mexico could emerge as one of the world's largest players in a thriving sector.
February 11, 2020 Volkswagen and Daimler push for more ‘sustainable’ Chile lithium Move is a sign of growing supply chain concerns ahead of an expected electric vehicle boom.
February 10, 2020 Ganfeng takes control of Caucharí-Olaroz lithium JV Ganfeng Lithium now has a 51% stake in the Cauchari-Olaroz project in Argentina.
February 10, 2020 Top lithium miner seeks to monitor water scarcity in parched Chile salt flat A Chilean judge sided with local indigenous communities and knocked back an environmental remediation plan from SQM in December.
February 10, 2020 International Lithium grows Mariana project resource by 253% The Vancouver-based miner just received a technical report from strategic partner Ganfeng Lithium Co.
February 7, 2020 Hydro-Québec, Mercedes to work on next-gen lithium batteries They want to test new materials under field conditions to accelerate the development cycle.
February 6, 2020 US rare earths production up 44% in 2019 — report Overall US metal mine production in 2019 was estimated to be $28.1 billion, or almost $500 million higher than in 2018.
February 6, 2020 Chile government approves Bearing Lithium’s EIA This is one of the few EIAs approved in Chile in recent years.
February 5, 2020 Frontier Lithium expands PAK with first Spark resource The pegmatite deposit contains 3.3 million indicated tonnes grading 1.59% Li2O.
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