May 18, 2018

Electric vehicle rush fuels optimism at LME Asia Week

Chinese cobalt producers such as Jinchuan Group and Wanbao Mining said they were ramping up production to sate an anticipated demand boom from EVs.

May 18, 2018

China tightens grip on global battery metals with Chile deal

Chengdu-based Tianqi is seeking to almost triple production capacity through 2020.

May 18, 2018

The big battery boom hits another roadblock: fire-fearing cities

 The new era of big batteries has already drawn scrutiny after fiery electric-car crashes across America and Europe.

May 18, 2018

US confirms list of 35 key minerals, targets domestic supply boost

Uranium and key rechargeable battery metals lithium and cobalt are on a final list of 35 critical minerals that the US deems essential to national security.

May 18, 2018

It’s time to regulate the lithium cartel

There is an emerging oligopoly in one of the hottest elements on the periodic table, lithium.

May 17, 2018

China’s Chilean entry raises doubts about lithium price outlook

SQM shares plunge after Tanqi Lithium acquisition seems to indicate cooling fervour for lithium assets.

May 17, 2018

Zimbabwe lithium excites but projects face funding hurdle

President Emmerson Mnangagwa has been trying to shore up foreign investor interest in a country rich in mineral resources but starved of capital.

May 17, 2018

China’s Tianqi Lithium buys minority stake in SQM for $4.1bn

The Asian firm has bought a 24% stake in Chile’s Sociedad Quimica y Minera (SQM), one of the world’s biggest lithium producers.

May 16, 2018

Australia’s Kidman Resources to supply lithium hydroxide to Tesla Inc

The deal is for an initial three-year term on a "fixed-price take-or-pay basis."

May 15, 2018

Argosy seeks project financing for Argentina lithium site through pilot sales -exec

Argosy's Rincon project in northern Argentina will start producing 500 tonnes per year of lithium carbonate equivalent (LCE) next month.