December 11, 2011

Copper battery performs better than lithium

Stanford University scientists have made high performance batteries using copper, not lithium, that cost less and perform better.

December 9, 2011

China bets on Bolivian lithium

Chinese state company CITIC Guoan Group Corp. will commence exploration of the Bolivian salt flats to determine and quantify reserves of lithium and potassium, under the an agreement signed by…

December 8, 2011

Talison Lithium and Sojitz Sign Memorandum of Understanding

Talison Lithium Limited ("Talison") (TSX:TLH) and Sojitz Corporation ("Sojitz") announced today that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") to discuss on a non-exclusive basis collaborative marketing and distribution…

December 6, 2011

Canada Lithium increases measured and indicated mineral resource to 33.2 million tonnes grading 1.19%

Canada Lithium Corp. (TSX: CLQ) (OTCQX: CLQMF) announced today an updated National Instrument 43-101 ("NI 43-101") compliant Mineral Resource estimate for the Québec Lithium Project that indicates Total Measured and…

October 24, 2011

Manitoba’s Gossan Resources investing in Greece, undertaking private placement

Gossan Resources Limited (TSX VENTURE:GSS)(FRANKFURT/FREIVERKEHR & XETRA:WKN 904435) has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with East Mining Company SA ("EMC") of Athens, Greece, to investigate and examine the possibilities…

October 11, 2011

Marifil Expands Lithium Holdings in Catamarca Province

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Oct. 11, 2011) - MARIFIL MINES LTD. (TSX VENTURE:MFM) ("Marifil" or "the Company") announces that it has applied for two additional lithium cateos (mining claims) in…

October 11, 2011

International Lithium Drill Program Extended by 46% at Mavis Lake-Fairservice Lithium and Rare Metals Project, Ontario

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Oct. 11, 2011) - International Lithium Corp. (TSX VENTURE:ILC)(TSX VENTURE:ILC.WT) ("ILC" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the completion of drilling on the Lithium and…

September 29, 2011

Getting lithium from geothermal

Is it possible to get lithium without actually mining it? Martin LaMonica in his "Green Tech" blog explains how. LaMonica reports that Simbol Materials has started a plant in California…

September 28, 2011

Mammoth energy group increases Chilean lithium investments with additional acquisition

NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - Sep 28, 2011) - Mammoth Energy Group Inc. (PINKSHEETS: MMTE), a lithium and alternative energy mining company, announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary Compania Lithium…

August 31, 2011

Lithium One defines new zone of high grade lithium-potash brine at Sal de Vida

VANCOUVER, CANADA--(Marketwire - Aug. 31, 2011) - Lithium One Inc. (the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:LI), is pleased to report the delineation of a new zone (the "North Basin") containing thick halite sequences hosting…