December 6, 2012 Orocobre and Toyota Tsusho Corporation close $192 million debt financing with Mizuho Corporate Bank for Olaroz lithium project Orocobre announces that with joint venture partner Toyota Tsusho, the companies have executed the loan documentation for Orocobre's flagship Olaroz lithium project located in the Province of Jujuy, northern Argentina.
November 12, 2012 Fatal earthquake collapses gold mine in northern Myanmar A 6.8-magnitude earthquake hit northern Myanmar on Sunday, collapsing a gold mine, a bridge, damaging several old Buddhist pagodas and leaving as many as 12 people feared dead.
November 10, 2012 Toyota to invest USD 150 million in lithium mining project Toyota has announced it will invest USD 150 million in mining company Oro Cobre's lithium mining project located in Salar de Olaroz, Jujuy, Argentina.
November 5, 2012 Nemaska Lithium announces new high-grade Lithium bearing zones at Sirmac project The company's Sirmac lithium project is located in the James Bay region, Quebec, approximately 125 km south of the Whabouchi deposit.
October 31, 2012 Luxury lithium-powered cars burn to the ground during Hurricane Sandy About 16 Fisker Karmas, luxury hybirds powered by lithium batteries, caught fire and burned to the ground on Saturday after they were […]
October 29, 2012 New Bolivian law poses serious challenges for mining companies Bolivia has passed this month the world's first ruling that grants all nature equal rights to humans. The “Law of Mother Earth,” agreed by politicians and grassroots social groups, redefines…
October 25, 2012 Myanmar poised to become new mining Mecca for Chinese investors Chinese companies are seeking the wealth of mining opportunities that neighbouring Myanmar (ex-Burma) has to offer, as the country opens its economy to foreign investment after more than half a…
October 3, 2012 Chile’s deputy mining minister ‘quits’ after lithium fiasco Chile's deputy mining minister, Pablo Wagner, resigned a day after the government decided to revoke the lithium mining concession awarded to a local company last week, acknowledging problems with the…
September 29, 2012 Toyota tries on the mining helmet: buys lithium deposit in Argentina Toyota, one of the leading automakers in the world, bought this week a 25% stake in Salar de Olaroz lithium and potassium project in Argentina to ensure supply for it…
September 24, 2012 Divisive contract to exploit Lithium in Chile granted to local SQM Chile’s Chemical and Mining Society (SQM), the world’s largest lithium producer, has won a tender to develop a lithium concession in the country, which produces nearly 40% of the increasingly…
Lithium swings from glut to scarcity on Asia demand, Traxys says Lithium is emerging from a period of oversupply after record-high prices spurred supply growth at a time of disappointing demand. January 16, 2026 | 01:05 pm
