Zijin in talks with Argentina to turn lithium into battery cathodeZijin has agreed to partner with Camyen, the provincial mining company of Catamarca, and a unit of state-run energy firm YPF.Bloomberg News | July 11, 2023 | 9:32 am
Biden’s electric car sales plan to strain critical mineral supplies – automakersStellantis and Toyota Motor blasted a Biden administration plan to squelch…Bloomberg News | July 11, 2023 | 7:28 am
Deep-sea mining could hurt $5.5bn tuna industry, study claimsScientists say climate change would likely change tuna's migration patterns,…Cecilia Jamasmie | July 11, 2023 | 5:44 am
Legendary lithium riches from Bolivia’s salt flats may still just be a mirage Bolivia has a history of unfulfilled promise with lithium. Reuters | May 23, 2022 | 8:47 am
Chile aims to outline state lithium firm model this year, minister says The Gabriel Boric administration is keen to get more closely involved in the booming market for lithium. Reuters | May 22, 2022 | 9:47 am
Hyundai Motor Group to invest $5.5 billion to build EV and battery facilities in US Hyundai will break ground on its new facility in Georgia in early 2023 and is expected to begin commercial production in the first half of 2025. Reuters | May 20, 2022 | 12:35 pm
Tesla battles for battery engineers commanding CFO-like salaries In 2021, salaries for US battery engineers ranged from around $100,000 for a junior position to nearly $200,000 for a director. Bloomberg News | May 20, 2022 | 7:43 am
Horizonte kicks off construction of Araguia nickel mine in Brazil The Araguaia nickel mine in northern Brazil is set to produce 29,000 tonnes of the battery metal a year for the steel market. Cecilia Jamasmie | May 20, 2022 | 7:13 am
Tianqi produces Australia’s first battery grade lithium hydroxide TLEA’s Kwinana plant has met internal certification processes with the onsite laboratory confirming that battery-grade specification has been met on 10 tonnes of lithium hydroxide. Staff Writer | May 19, 2022 | 3:44 pm
If Tesla isn’t good enough for an ESG index, then who is? Tesla’s removal this week from an industry benchmark index is raising new questions about what ESG actually means to investors. Bloomberg News | May 19, 2022 | 2:05 pm
SQM profit soars on high lithium prices Chile, the world's largest producer of lithium, has profited from the rising global demand for electric vehicles. Reuters | May 19, 2022 | 7:54 am
In Chile’s Atacama, lithium mining stirs fight over flamingos Flamingo numbers are falling, with a new study linking this to the water extracted by mining firms to pump up brine filled with lithium. Reuters | May 19, 2022 | 7:35 am