October 28, 2019 Savannah Resources in talks with carmakers, sees Portuguese lithium in 2021 Savannah already mines feldspar, quartz and pegmatites in Barroso, a mountainous region in the north of Portugal.
October 28, 2019 Argentina’s President-elect Fernandez a boon for miners, despite expected protectionism He has vowed to revisit the country’s controversial glacier protection law, and said his team is working on clear rules for the natural resources sector.
October 28, 2019 Stung by sliding prices, lithium industry pares back expansions Albemarle, SQM and other lithium producers have been scaling back expansion plans as near-term oversupply concerns drag on prices.
October 24, 2019 Albemarle cuts 2019 forecast on lithium price pressure The company now expects adjusted earnings per share in the range of $6.00 to $6.20 in the year, compared with its previous estimate of $6.25 to $6.65.
October 24, 2019 Australia’s Galaxy Resources to cut lithium production Australian lithium producers have been cutting supply amid plummeting prices in recent months.
October 23, 2019 Most Chilean mines disrupted as Codelco workers join in country-wide strike The nation’s powerful copper-mining unions are encouraging members to down tools in solidarity with anti-inequality demonstrations.
October 22, 2019 Tianqi has first loss in 5-1/2 years as lithium prices crash Chengdu-based Tianqi reported a net loss of 53.9 million yuan ($7.62 million) for July-September 2019, versus net profit of 379.7 million yuan a year earlier.
October 22, 2019 Rio Tinto kicks off $10m pilot hoping to become the largest lithium miner in US The miner will be extracting lithium from the tailings of its California Boron mine.
October 21, 2019 Private investors shun mining amid “escalated investor concerns” New report shows private funds raising money for investment in metals and mining came up empty in Q3 and so far this year commitments total a paltry $100m.
October 18, 2019 Lithium Chile gets environmental approvals for Turi exploration drilling Surface access was successfully negotiated in early 2019 with the Turi Indigenous Community.
Ioneer eyes bid for Rio Tinto’s US boron unit Boron, an element mineral with few producers, was added to the US list of critical minerals last month. December 12, 2025 | 02:49 pm
