November 23, 2017 Chile lithium miner SQM says legal dispute could linger through 2018 Sociedad Quimica Y Minera said on Thursday its ongoing legal dispute with Chilean authorities over royalty payments may not be resolved until end of 2018.
November 22, 2017 Mike Beck: nickel, cobalt, and lithium to benefit from generational demand shift in commodities Mike Beck discusses the electric vehicle market, battery metal company investments, and battery metal supplies in interview with Palisade Radio.
November 21, 2017 Canada’s Wealth Minerals, Chinese firm to bid for world’s largest lithium miner The two firms are just the latest names in a long list of companies that includes major players such as Rio Tinto, interested in grabbing a stake in Chile’s Chemical…
November 20, 2017 Rio Tinto’s M&A madness Some companies are good at takeovers. Rio Tinto Group isn't one of them.
November 17, 2017 Move over Chile, Macri’s Argentina wants the mining limelight Changing glacier law intensifies Argentina’s pro-mining agenda; pipeline of $20 billion beckons as nation bets on extraction.
November 15, 2017 E3 Metals completes first petro-lithium inferred mineral resource of 1.9 Mt LCE on the Clearwater Property “This inferred mineral resource is the largest petro-lithium resource in the world announced to date,” says E3 Metals’ CEO Chris Doornbos.
November 14, 2017 Former Xstrata CEO Mick Davis may become Rio Tinto new chairman The mining veteran could face competition from internal candidates, including former head of UK gas company Centrica, Sam Laidlaw, who now sits on Rio’s board.
November 14, 2017 Argentina wants to overtake Chile in South America lithium race Since President Mauricio took office in December 2015 and opened the country to foreign capital, Argentina has received more investment than any other country in the 'lithium triangle'.
November 10, 2017 Finnish nickel producer, Trafigura tap electric vehicle boom Trafigura Group provides $200m in funding to Finland's Terrafame nickel mine, which plans to start producing material for electric vehicle batteries by 2020.
November 10, 2017 This Aussie miner is about to break into South Korea lithium sector Pilbara Minerals has announced a potential joint venture with two South Korean companies to develop a lithium processing facility in the Asian country.
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