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.
October 18, 2019 Chilean regulator asks for more time to review Maricunga project Owners Lithium Power International and Bearing Lithium say they were expecting the time extension.
October 17, 2019 Vancouver’s QMC to produce lithium oxide concentrate in China The Canadian miner shipped spodumene from Manitoba to Guangxi.
October 15, 2019 Uranium One to buy controlling stake in Wealth Minerals’ Chilean lithium project The subsidiary of Russia’s state nuclear company Rosatom may buy up to a 51% interest in Atacama lithium project, located in an area that hosts more than 15% of the…
October 14, 2019 Bacanora and Ganfeng ink Sonora lithium project investment Sonora is regarded as one of the world’s larger known clay lithium deposits.
October 11, 2019 Lithium battery dreams get a rude awakening in South America So far, public and private initiatives in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil and Chile have failed to deliver even a single lithium cell factory.
October 8, 2019 Nemaska aims to complete $600m Pallinghurst deal by year-end The parties have agreed to extend the exclusivity period to the end of December.
Congo collects samples for CMOC’s first cobalt shipment, sources say The DRC is collecting samples for CMOC's first cobalt shipment under a new quota system, expected soon. December 22, 2025 | 07:20 am
