September 4, 2018 Tesla’s cobalt-light batteries seen providing cost advantage Batteries made by the U.S. manufacturer and its Japanese partner, Panasonic Corp., require less cobalt, the metal whose price has shot up.
September 4, 2018 Neo Lithium lining up partner for $490m Argentine venture The project, which straddles salt flats and lakes across 135 square miles near the Chilean border, is billed as having high concentrations of lithium.
September 1, 2018 A glass half full or a glass half empty for lithium producers Metal bulletin reasearch’s forecast is for the lithium market to shift into a supply surplus this year and as such we have expected prices to fall.
August 31, 2018 Dyson moves ahead on $2.6 billion e-car plan with test track Dyson Ltd., best known for its vacuum cleaners and hand dryers, is charging ahead with a 2-billion-pound effort to start building electric cars.
August 31, 2018 Birimian eyes 2020 production at $199m Mali lithium mine The Goulamina mine is one of the world’s largest undeveloped high-grade lithium deposits and will represent 15% of the current global lithium supply.
August 31, 2018 China’s Ganfeng Lithium files for Hong Kong listing Ganfeng Lithium Co Ltd has filed for a Hong Kong stock market flotation, betting on a rise in demand for lithium as electric cars become more mainstream.
August 30, 2018 Why battery miners are swarming Europe’s biggest rock collection Being home to Europe’s biggest rock collection has finally come in handy for Sweden
August 29, 2018 In Chilean desert, global thirst for lithium is fuelling a ‘water war’ In Chile, threats of a government crackdown on over-usage of water often ring hollow. Mines need water, and the country´s copper-driven economy needs mines.
August 28, 2018 Western Australia sees wave of lithium and coal projects Over the next few years, the lithium sector in Western Australia will benefit from project expenditure of several billion dollars.
August 28, 2018 World’s ‘most beautiful’ electric car to hit the road in 2020 Announcement is nothing but good news to battery metals miners, which have seen demand for their mined commodities soar in the past year.
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