November 1, 2018

Panasonic Says Gigafactory Profit in Sight as Tesla Ramps Output

Panasonic already makes money on batteries for the Model S and Model X, which it produces domestically.

November 1, 2018

Mining veteran wants to build a $1B battery metals giant

TechMet Ltd., which controls just a handful of assets from Canada to Rwanda wants to help challenge China’s domination of the nascent industry.

October 31, 2018

Surge enters MoU to acquire Incahuasi lithium project in Chile

The project sits atop the Incahuasi Salar and it is located on the Chile/Argentina national border some 75 kilometres southeast from the Atacama Salar.

October 30, 2018

ICMM introduces innovation roadmap for cleaner mining vehicles

Following two innovation summits between ICMM members and suppliers, a governance model for collaboration has been designed.

October 30, 2018

Critical Elements one step closer to becoming battery grade lithium supplier

Critical Elements can now deliver a battery grade lithium hydroxide to the electric vehicle market.

October 30, 2018

BHP, top miners are starting to drive EV’s deep underground

The deeper the mine, then the bigger the savings.

October 30, 2018

MGX Minerals close to processing first oil & gas wastewater

This development is part of the company' s quest to move forward with a rapid lithium extraction technology.

October 29, 2018

Zimbabwe lithium miner sees first production in Q2 next year

The southern African nation is pushing the metal as a major draw for investors as it looks to attract capital to its mining sector following the ousting last year of…

October 28, 2018

China’s Byton eyes IPO to fund expansion – Automobilwoche

Byton already has financial backing from Chinese battery supplier Contemporary Amperex Technology Co.

October 26, 2018

Chile’s court rejects lawsuit to block Nutrien’s sale of stake in SQM to Tianqi

While the decision is final and not subject to appeal, one legal hurdle remains — Pampa Group, which controls SQM, earlier this month filed an additional appeal with Chile’s TDLC…