August 17, 2018 Lithium price: Chile giant’s scorched earth strategy Playbook follows success in the iodine market
August 17, 2018 China’s CATL to start producing next-gen low-cobalt batteries in 2019 — source China's largest lithium battery maker will produce nickel-rich batteries, which are cheaper to make and have longer life-spans than cobalt-based ones.
August 16, 2018 Standard Lithium tries new approach to speed up production in Arkansas Canadian company is focused on unlocking the value of existing large-scale US based lithium bearing brine resources that can be brought into production quickly.
August 14, 2018 Innovation rebate caps are restricting Australia’s prosperity Australia is at an economic crossroads. The perceived end of the mining boom and the disappearance of the last bastions of the traditional manufacturing sector have created uncertainty about Australia’s…
August 14, 2018 The battery boom could end up burning some investors Some of the latest battery technologies may become obsolete before reaching the market because of the breakneck pace of advances in the industry.
August 14, 2018 China’s Ganfeng grabs SQM’s stake in Argentinean lithium project The $87.5-million deal is the latest Chinese acquisition of a lithium project in South America, following Tianqi Lithium’s decision to buy 24% of SQM for $4.1 billion, which has not…
August 14, 2018 Lithium boom unlikely to disrupt potash market — analyst While lithium and potash are often found in the same deposits and mined together, the increasing number of projects aimed at producing the white metal shouldn’t have an impact in…
August 13, 2018 First Majestic shares hammered after reporting $40 million-loss It also recorded an impairment charge of $31.7 million, or $20.5 million net of tax, related to placing the La Guitarra mine on care and maintenance.
August 13, 2018 Auto industry’s use of lithium-ion batteries to grow seven-fold by 2025 The need to store electricity, generated by renewable energy sources such as wind and solar, will also help demand to grow, the Metal Bulletin says.
August 10, 2018 Peru president expects lithium, uranium mining laws passed in 6 months Peruvian President Martin Vizcarra says his government will likely pass laws within six months needed to tap a new lithium and uranium deposit, removing a major hurdle for Canadian miner…
US raises Graphite One loan to $2.1B Graphite Creek is described by the US Geological Survey as the largest graphite deposit in the country. December 19, 2025 | 07:43 am
