Spot prices of lithium carbonate in China have slid to the lowest since August 2021.

Currently, there is an existing contract signed for Yahua to supply 63,000 to 88,000 tonnes of lithium hydroxide to Tesla from 2021-2025.

The United States’ great hope for domestic lithium supply could lie in the massive-scale, long-life sediment-hosted deposits in its southwestern region.

A pre-feasibility study by the company determined production at Pilgangoora could increase to more than 2 million tpa.

Project Lonestar Lithium will have a target production of 5,000 tons/year in Phase 1, and 25,000 tons/year in Phase 2, the company said.

Santa Cruz will be the first new graphite production in the Americas since 1996.

Oakland-based Molten Industries has developed a specialized technique to break methane into graphite.mo

Vale sees potential copper output in 2026 between 387,000 tonnes and 424,000 tonnes.