June 3, 2024 Lithium Ionic arranges $11 million financing for Brazil projects Net proceeds will go towards Lithium Ionic's two development projects, Itinga and Salinas.
June 3, 2024 CNGR looks to snap up more lithium projects in Argentina Senior CNGR executives visited at least three deposits in Argentina last week.
June 3, 2024 Tianqi weighs bid to protect interests in Chile’s SQM-Codelco lithium deal Friday's pact, while seen as pivotal to boost Chile's lithium output, would potentially dilute Tianqi's stake in SQM.
June 3, 2024 Researchers push for using iron instead of cobalt, nickel in next-gen lithium-ion batteries A team of scientists has transformed the reactivity of iron metal, the cheapest metal commodity.
June 3, 2024 Gina Rinehart ups stake in lithium-focused Vulcan The mining billionaire, through its firm Hancock Prospecting, is now Vulcan's second largest shareholder, with a 7.5% stake.
June 2, 2024 Argentine Chamber of Mining Companies rejects possible royalty hike The Argentine Chamber of Mining Companies issued a communiqué rejecting a possible 5% increase in mining royalties.
May 31, 2024 Lithium Ionic feasibility gives Bandeira project in Brazil $1.3 billion NPV Study outlines an operation with a post-tax net present value more than four times higher than its initial capital costs.
May 31, 2024 India’s Altmin in talks with Australia for lithium supplies Altmin, India's only cathode active materials producer, currently sources lithium carbonate from Brazil and Bolivia.
May 31, 2024 Codelco and SQM agree on final lithium deal Their partnership is expected to start in 2025 and run through 2060, with Codelco overseeing general management as of 2031.
May 31, 2024 High-capacity iron-based cathodes for EV batteries are now a reality Researchers at Canada’s McGill University unlocked the potential to produce batteries using more sustainable and less costly materials.
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