December 20, 2018 Orocobre shares crushed on weak lithium prices, outlook Low pricing achieved recently has been affected partly by soft market conditions in China, the Brisbane-based lithium miner said.
December 19, 2018 Australia’s Kidman Resources, LG Chem ink lithium hydroxide deal Kidman will supply 12,000 tonnes of lithium hydroxide a year to the diversified chemicals company for 10 years.
December 18, 2018 EV battery recycling – can it plug the gap? Uncertainty around future battery technologies and chemistries mean that 'future-proof' recycling technologies need to be developed.
December 18, 2018 Portugal sees first lithium licensing tender in 2019, wants refinery Various international groups had expressed interest in exploring for lithium in Portugal, which is the world's sixth-largest lithium producer, and Europe's biggest.
December 14, 2018 Mineral Resources inks $1.15B lithium JV deal with Albemarle The joint venture will allow the American lithium producer, the world’s No. 1, to expand its presence in Australia.
December 13, 2018 Bacanora Lithium seeks listing of German unit in 2019 The company plans to move forward with the plan only once the feasibility study at its Zinnwald project is completed, in the second quarter of next year.
December 12, 2018 Germany secures access to world’s second-largest lithium deposit The partners expect to produce up to 40,000 tonnes of lithium hydroxide per year beginning in 2022.
December 12, 2018 Australia plans deal with US on ‘critical minerals’, hopes to boost its exports This will mean Geoscience Australia and the United States Geological Survey (USGS) will work closely on exploration, extraction, processing and research and development.
December 11, 2018 TechMet appoints Admiral Mike Mullen Chairman of advisory board TechMet has been operational for over a year and has assets, deployed in mining, processing and recycling projects around the world, including Canada, Brazil, Rwanda and Burundi.
December 11, 2018 Lithium Australia officially acquires Youanmi project The project consists of three exploration licences in the Archean Yilgarn Block, 450 kilometres north-east of Perth.
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