May 1, 2018

Australia’s Mineral Resources says to sell minority stake in lithium project

Mining services provider Mineral Resources Ltd on Tuesday said it was looking to sell a minority stake in its Wodgina Lithium mine in the west of Australia.

May 1, 2018

Battery metals supply crunch to slow near-term EVs growth — Moody’s

Lack of new projects, investment deficit and increasing political risk will hit supply of cobalt, lithium, copper and nickel, key metals for making the batteries that power electric cars.

April 30, 2018

Australia’s Galaxy hires JP Morgan to advise on $376m-lithium project options

Australian lithium producer Galaxy Resources said it was evaluating “strategic options” for its project in Argentina, which remains in the feasibility stage.

April 29, 2018

Why the lithium bears are wrong

What the bears seem to have in common is the belief that a rush of new lithium supply will soon hit the market.

April 27, 2018

China says Chile move to block $5bn SQM lithium deal could be harmful

If China’s Tianqi grabs a stake in Chile’s SQM, the world’s lowest cost lithium miner, it would mean the top three producers would control at least 80% of the total…

April 26, 2018

World’s lithium king is ready to unleash a flood of new supply

Soc. Quimica & Minera de Chile SA sits on the world’s richest deposit of lithium and already produces more than 20 percent of the global supply.

April 24, 2018

Caterpillar results prove global economy in good shape

The machinery manufacturer logged earnings of $2.82 per share on revenue of $12.9 billion, surpassing expectations.

April 23, 2018

Commodities: the top asset class of 2018 so far

If the commodity sector keeps the pace for the rest of 2018, this will be the best year for the asset class since 2003.

April 23, 2018

DRC miners hopeful new code issues can be resolved

They said they expected authorities to realize the sliding scale they propose would be a more effective mechanism for the government to share in higher commodity prices than the windfall…

April 22, 2018

Bolivia to invest in billion-dollar lithium deal with ACI Systems

Along with Argentina and Chile, Bolivia is part of South America's so-called "lithium triangle."