Argentina seeks to tax lithium boom to avoid region’s resource curse

The South America-focused lithium miner has three active projects.

Blue Orca Capital alleged that the mining licenses obtained by Atlantic in Ghana were through what appeared to be "textbook corruption".

The Toronto-based company sold 8.82 million shares for C$17 apiece in its IPO.

The world’s biggest copper trader has been vocal in warning that higher prices will be needed to incentivize miners to bring new production online.

BHP expects global copper and nickel supplies to remain below demand as few new mines for either metal are coming online in the near future.

The rush for battery metals has prompted a flurry of activity from investors not typically associated with the mining industry.

In November, Canada had asked three Chinese companies to sell their stakes in Toronto-listed lithium explorers following a national security review.

Blue Orca Capital alleged that mining licenses in Ghana obtained by a company it invested in were through what appeared to be "textbook corruption."

Argentina, Chile, Bolivia and Brazil would cooperate to expand their processing capacity, open battery plants and make EVs locally.