October 2, 2018 No stopping strong global EV sales growth Across the main auto markets, growth in electric vehicles is booming.
October 1, 2018 Forty-five per cent of cars sold in Norway last month were electric: report No gas or balloons needed.
September 27, 2018 Albemarle eyes future as pure-play lithium market leader Albemarle aims to eventually end its dependence on two smaller units to fund growth as global appetite surges for electric vehicles and consumer goods.
September 27, 2018 Foreign-backed miner hopes to begin Chilean lithium project in 2020 The approval process for the necessary environmental permit for the initiative, which includes an investment of $527 million, began this month.
September 27, 2018 Battery Minerals hits construction milestones at Montepuez project Company wants to make sure the mine is in production when the demand and price of graphite takes off, as predicted.
September 27, 2018 Chile greenlights Latin America’s largest desalination plant The ENAPAC project is meant to serve mainly the mining industry, which is very active in Chile’s dry, but copper and lithium-rich north.
September 26, 2018 Quebec lithium project receives positive definitive feasibility study 150 construction jobs and 160 positions for operators.
September 21, 2018 China’s Ganfeng Lithium lands three-year contract to supply Tesla Deal will see China’s No.1 producer of lithium supplying 20 percent of its production to the electric cars maker.
September 18, 2018 Nickel’s “electric premium” crushed by trade tensions Nickel has finally succumbed to the base metals price rout.
September 17, 2018 Lithium Power closer to start mining at Chile’s Maricunga The Maricunga project in northern Chile has seen significant past exploration, with over $30 million spent to date.
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
