June 20, 2018 Azincourt Energy has the biggest stake in a promising lithium district Azincourt Energy Corp and New Age Metals, have recently become the largest claim holder for lithium projects in the Winnipeg River Pegmatite Field.
June 20, 2018 BHP steps up efforts to sell Nickel West business in Australia — report The world's top miner is said to have hired Goldman Sachs to assist with the sale of the Western Australia-based nickel operation.
June 19, 2018 Indian regulator approves Nutrien’s sale of stake in SQM to Tianqi The Competition Commission of India green-lighted the $4.1 billion deal reached in May between the Canadian potash giant and China’s Tianqi Lithium.
June 18, 2018 Chile antitrust watchdog probing Tianqi buy of lithium miner stake The country's antitrust regulator is investigating the effects on the market of Chinese miner Tianqi Lithium acquisition of a 24% stake in SQM, the world's second largest lithium producer,
June 14, 2018 RANKED: Commodities that are added to mining company names No surprise who the winner is.
June 12, 2018 Australia takes over Chile as world’s No.1 lithium producer It produced 4,600 tonnes of lithium more than Chile in 2017 boosted mainly by record output at Mt Cattlin and Mt Marion mines.
June 8, 2018 Northvolt begins building Europe’s largest lithium-ion battery plant The battery cell maker is working on the first section of the factory, in Skellefteå in the north of Sweden, which will be completed in 2020 and produce eight gigawatt…
June 7, 2018 Rio Tinto signs JV exploration deal with China’s Minmetals The companies are committed to explore for mineral deposits first in the Asian country and then the rest of the world .
June 6, 2018 DeepGreen research ship returns with early positive findings on viability of deep ocean metals for our future Third of seven ocean campaigns, Co-sponsored with Maersk, retrieves thousands of polymetallic nodules from top of ocean floor.
June 5, 2018 Chile’s SQM hires ex-chairman Ponce as adviser, government says SQM has retained former chairman Julio Ponce as an adviser despite an agreement to distance himself from the firm to end a long-running royalties dispute.
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