January 21, 2020 India’s electric car ambitions could stumble on lack of lithium Several plans are under way to build lithium-ion battery factories in India.
January 20, 2020 Survey IDs trade tensions, ESG policies as top issues for miners Respondents also expect copper to be the best-performing metal in 2020.
January 20, 2020 Lithium Americas moves closer to Nevada mine approval The step comes as US politicians have been pushing for increased domestic mining of specialized minerals.
January 20, 2020 Orocobre signs lithium supply deals with Chinese firms Two contracts were signed for the supply of battery-grade lithium carbonate from its flagship Olaroz project.
January 19, 2020 Lithium industry in a waiting game – report As prices go down, miners are expecting that strategies to reduce oversupply eventually work.
January 16, 2020 Bolivia’s new lithium tsar says country should go it alone Bolivia has been producing around 400 metric tones of lithium per year in a test site.
January 16, 2020 Peruvian mining minister says lithium mining regulation ‘ready this year’ The government said it was receiving support from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in drawing up legislation.
January 16, 2020 Noram encouraged by drill results at Nevada lithium project The Canadian miner said its drill program yielded higher results than the current inferred resource.
January 15, 2020 Chile regulator backs SQM lithium production expansion Chile’s Environmental Superintendent (SMA) said the ruling invalidating the miner's plan was "unfounded."
January 14, 2020 Court grants Millennial Lithium mining licenses in Argentina The land tenements used to belong to state-owned company Remsa.
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
