Chile opens 26 lithium salt flats to private companiesTender process for the lithium-rich flats, excluding Atacama and Maricunga, will start in April and is expected to conclude in July.Cecilia Jamasmie | March 27, 2024 | 3:33 am
Kodal Minerals on track to produce lithium at Bougouni in Q4Kodal is in competition with Leo Lithium to develop Mali’s…Staff Writer | March 26, 2024 | 10:16 am
SQM spars with China partner over Codelco dealTianqi acquired a near-quarter share of SQM in 2018 for…Reuters | March 25, 2024 | 3:32 pm
UK pushes ban on new gas and diesel vehicles to 2035 Decision comes after pressure from the automotive industry, which argued the original 2030 deadline was too ambitious and unrealistic. Cecilia Jamasmie | September 21, 2023 | 9:24 am
Canada, Japan agree to work more closely on battery supply chains Earlier this month a unit of South Korea's Solus Advanced Materials said it would will build a copper foil facility in Quebec. Reuters | September 21, 2023 | 7:46 am
US missing out on Namibia’s hydrogen, mineral boom, Geingob says German officials visited Namibia in December and considered investing there as they search for new energy sources. Bloomberg News | September 20, 2023 | 8:20 am
Battery metal miners lack serious policies on informed consent — report An Oxfam report shows that many battery metal miners do not have the necessary policies to respect the rights of the communities impacted by their activities, especially Indigenous communities. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | September 20, 2023 | 8:00 am
Great Southern Copper expands into lithium in Chile The UK-based mineral exploration company has secured the Monti lithium project, in the Salar de Atacama salt flat, for $2.26 million. Cecilia Jamasmie | September 20, 2023 | 6:03 am
Exxon evaluates lithium extracted from fracking wastewater While its lithium activities are at an early stage, production of the metal at scale would be a big business even for a company of Exxon’s size. Bloomberg News | September 19, 2023 | 2:01 pm
Chinese battery parts maker, African fund plan $2 billion venture in Morocco CNGR is joining forces with Al Mada to build an industrial base in Morocco. Bloomberg News | September 19, 2023 | 11:05 am
The mission to create Europe’s battery hub, whatever the cost In just a few years, Hungary is projected to become the fourth-largest producer of batteries globally. Bloomberg News | September 19, 2023 | 8:10 am
Rio Tinto sees building its own lithium mines as better than buying “Lithium companies right now are very expensive. We can believe we can find much cheaper ways to get it done," CEO Jakob Stausholm said. Bloomberg News | September 18, 2023 | 1:50 pm