July 27, 2018 CEO of Chilean lithium miner SQM resigns Chilean lithium miner SQM on Wednesday night announced the resignation of its chief executive Patricio de Solminihac.
July 26, 2018 C-suite moves rock lithium as industry expands in battery boom Unexpected leadership changes within a day at the world’s two largest lithium producers underscore concerns over a lack of executive experience in the industry amid a nascent boom for the…
July 25, 2018 MGX announces aquisition of Salinitas Lithium Brine Project at Salinas Grande Salar, Agentina MGX Minerals Inc entered into an Option Agreement with A.I.S. Resources (TSX.V: AIS) to acquire an 80% interest in the Salinitas lithium brine mining tenements located in the lithium triangle…
July 25, 2018 Nickel is new headache for automakers as cobalt fears abate Locking in supplies of key battery raw materials lithium and cobalt has been a headache for electric car manufacturers, but these days it’s the supply of nickel and graphite that’s…
July 25, 2018 Tianqi goes ahead with $382-million Greenbushes lithium mine expansion The expansion, on top of a $238 million upgrade due for completion in April, will double the mine’s production to 1.95 million tonnes a year of lithium concentrate a year…
July 23, 2018 Nutrien sells stake in Arab Potash to China’s SDIC The $502-million transaction makes the Chinese company Arab Potash's majority shareholder.
July 19, 2018 Bacanora Lithium changes its mind on how to fund flagship Sonora mine It has decided not to go ahead with a proposed $100-million share sale to help it fund the Mexican project.
July 19, 2018 Miners wrote off almost one-third of investments over last decade From the $939bn invested in major projects between 2008 and 2017, the world’s top 40 mining companies by market cap. wrote-off $273bn or 29% of the initial capital outlay.
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