November 29, 2019 Australia’s Alita Resources plans for loan to repay largest shareholder Earlier this year, Galaxy Resources Ltd, Alita's biggest shareholder, had bought $28.8 million worth of debt in the cash-strapped miner.
November 28, 2019 Chile’s SQM to decide on future of lithium holdings in Maricunga by year’s end – mining minister Maricunga is less than 5% the size of the lithium-rich Salar de Atacama in northern Chile, but high-grade deposits of the battery metal makes it attractive to miners.
November 27, 2019 Bids for mothballed Quebec lithium plant due by January, trustee says North American Lithium (NAL), backed by top battery maker Contemporary Amperex Technology, halted operations last year at its Quebec mine and obtained creditor protection in May.
November 27, 2019 Portugal’s government under fire over controversial lithium contract The environment minister said this won't stop mining of the metal.
November 24, 2019 Lithium miner finances solar farm in Argentina Livent’s subsidiary FMC - Minera del Altiplano pitched into a trust fund that allowed for the building of a 600.3-kilowatt solar farm in the Andes.
November 22, 2019 EU to witness fastest growth in indirect demand for battery metals — report Direct demand for nickel, cobalt and lithium will remain strongest in China, Fitch says.
November 22, 2019 As lithium prices drop, private equity investors hunt for deals Private equity groups and other investors have grown emboldened by the lithium industry's malaise, forging plans to invest billions of dollars in mining projects to develop the electric vehicle battery…
November 22, 2019 Australian government funds innovative battery project Calix's BATMn all-electric reactor aims to produce recyclable electrode materials.
November 21, 2019 World’s No. 2 lithium miner SQM hit by weak prices, demand The Chilean producer continues to suffer from dire conditions affecting the market of the metal used in batteries that power electric vehicles and high tech electronics.
November 20, 2019 CEZ, European Metals in conditional agreement over lithium project stake EMH controls the exploration licences to the Cinovec lithium/tin project, which it says is the largest lithium deposit in Europe.
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