June 10, 2019 London Metal Exchange and Fastmarkets to set lithium price benchmark The exchange will work Fastmarkets to provide the reference price lithium, a key component in the batteries that power electric vehicles and high-tech devices.
June 7, 2019 Sweden eyes Peru’s lithium According to Sweden's Deputy Minister of Foreign Trade and Promotion, the country has become lithium-thirsty due to an increase in demand for electric cars.
June 5, 2019 Estimated 5 million tonnes of lithium deposits found in southwest China The find potentially curbs the nation's reliance on imports of the material used in electric vehicle batteries.
June 3, 2019 Lithium mining superpowers seek riches as battery makers The race by Tesla, Samsung and other technology giants to secure supplies of lithium is creating a unique chance for two global mining superpowers to reap more value from their…
May 28, 2019 Portofino receives encouraging results from Yergo lithium brine project in Argentina Samples returned values of up to 373 mg/L lithium, and up to 8,001 mg/L potassium.
May 23, 2019 Kidman Resources accepts Wesfarmers $534m takeover bid Wesfarmers is working with Kidman towards developing a large-scale, long-life and high-grade lithium hydroxide project in Western Australia.
May 23, 2019 China’s sway over tech metals under scrutiny after Huawei swoop China’s grip on the world’s rare earths market is in focus once again amid speculation the dominant producer could choke off supplies as the trade war escalates.
May 23, 2019 World’s No. 2 lithium miner SQM sees demand growing by 17% this year The Chilean lithium producer expects demand to grow about 17% in 2019 to at least 315,000 tonnes, compared to the less than 260,000 tonnes it totalled last year.
May 21, 2019 BHP more bullish on long-term EV prospects The world's largest miner has revised up expectations for electric vehicle sales and market penetration, but warns the electrification of the transport sector will proceed only as fast as the…
May 21, 2019 Lithium Australia achieves high-purity lithium phosphate from waste materials Company experts have developed a technique for removing impurities from the lithium phosphate they produce from waste.
BHP puts Anglo in ‘rearview mirror’ as CEO eyes Canada copper “I’m hopeful that in five years time, 10 years time, there’ll be further investments that we can make into Canadian resources,” Mike Henry said. December 19, 2025 | 12:32 pm
