April 19, 2019 Lithium use in electric cars sold around the world surges 76% Shifting battery chemistries sees lithium deployment outpace global electric car sales volume growth – report.
April 19, 2019 The $18 billion electric car bubble at risk of bursting in China There are now 486 EV manufacturers registered in China.
April 15, 2019 Savannah Resources to take full control of lithium mine in Portugal Mina do Barroso mine could become the first European supplier of spodumene, a lithium-bearing mineral.
April 12, 2019 Lithium giant lifts outlook with 2018 fizzle in rear-view mirror Chile's SQM, the world’s second-largest lithium miner, said expansion plans had gone better than expected and that sales would likely beat its forecasts for this year.
April 11, 2019 Australia to host battery research centre The centre will investigate opportunities for greater efficiencies in the extraction and refinement of battery minerals.
April 10, 2019 Lynas board turns down $1.1B Wesfarmers bid The rare earths miner said its board had concluded it would not engage with retail and industrial conglomerate Wesfarmers, stating its unsolicited takeover offer undervalues Lynas' intellectual property.
April 10, 2019 First Vanadium says Nevada project resource estimate exceeds expectations The company, which in March more than doubled the size of the vanadium property, believes that Carlin’s maiden resource will provide a base for an economic study.
April 8, 2019 Lynas weighs up rare earths processing in Australia as Malaysia ups pressure Lynas, one of the world’s main suppliers of rare earths outside China, said it was open to processing materials closer to its Australian mine if that meant it can renew…
April 5, 2019 $6 billion private capital ready to invest in mining Fundraising by unlisted funds for investment in natural resource reached a record $93 billion last year.
April 5, 2019 Japan’s Mitsui injects $30m into Sigma’s lithium project in Brazil The Japanese trading house is backing Sigma's Grota do Cirilo hard rock lithium project, in the south-eastern province of Minas Gerais.
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