Lithium Top Stories

India launches first part of critical minerals auction worth $5.4 billion

India will also announce the acquisition of lithium blocks in Australia and Argentina in a month or two.

Reuters | November 29, 2023 | 7:38 am

Li-FT drills 21 metres at 1.12% lithium oxide at Ki target near Yellowknife

The company has now wrapped up its 2023 drill program…

Staff Writer | November 28, 2023 | 1:43 pm

Stantec to design C$1 billion Li-ion battery plant in British Columbia

The facility will become the largest factory in Canada for…

Staff Writer | November 28, 2023 | 11:09 am

Chile mining body says new lithium projects needed beyond SQM, Albemarle

The head of one of Chile's top mining associations on…

Reuters | November 28, 2023 | 10:06 am

American Lithium says Peru project could be fast-tracked

The miner hiked its estimates for the Falchani project by…

Reuters | November 28, 2023 | 8:18 am

Chile lithium plan well received by investors, finance boss says

The government plans to submit a bill to Congress later this year to create a national lithium company.

Bloomberg News | June 28, 2023 | 9:41 am

Rio Tinto sets up battery testing plant in Melbourne

Rio set up its battery materials business in 2021 before buying the Rincon lithium mine in Argentina.

Reuters | June 27, 2023 | 4:44 pm

Namibia had no power to cancel Chinese miner’s licence, court rules

Lithium miner Xinfeng took Namibia's mines minister Tom Alweendo to court after he cancelled the company's mining licence in April.

Reuters | June 27, 2023 | 9:06 am

John Goodenough, a battery trailblazer, dies at 100

His inventions helped develop modern computers and commercialize lithium-ion batteries.

Bloomberg News | June 27, 2023 | 6:06 am

Queensland pledges $164 million to expand critical minerals sector

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk estimates the mineral-producing regions in the state's north alone would be worth about A$500 billion.

Reuters | June 27, 2023 | 5:51 am

Cornish Lithium seeks $13m in last-ditch effort to avoid collapse

The UK-based start-up, which aims to produce lithium in Cornwall, warned it could go bust if it fails to secure the needed cash by July.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 27, 2023 | 5:13 am

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India launches first part of critical minerals auction worth $5.4 billion

Li-FT drills 21 metres at 1.12% lithium oxide at Ki target near Yellowknife

Stantec to design C$1 billion Li-ion battery plant in British Columbia

Chile mining body says new lithium projects needed beyond SQM, Albemarle

American Lithium says Peru project could be fast-tracked

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Chile lithium plan well received by investors, finance boss says

Rio Tinto sets up battery testing plant in Melbourne

Namibia had no power to cancel Chinese miner’s licence, court rules

John Goodenough, a battery trailblazer, dies at 100

Queensland pledges $164 million to expand critical minerals sector

Cornish Lithium seeks $13m in last-ditch effort to avoid collapse

Renewables growth did not dent fossil fuel dominance in 2022, report says

Livent reports fire in North Carolina plant

Lithium miner Premier’s shares slide on Zimbabwe force majeure