Lithium Top Stories

Gates, Bezos-backed KoBold Metals in four-continent quest for lithium

The start-up is deploying AI-based technology to search for lithium in South Korea, Canada, the US, Australia and Africa.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 14, 2023 | 5:13 am

MinRes tightens grip on smaller rival Delta Lithium amid sector consolidation

Chris Ellison-led MinRes has beefed up a 24.27% stake in…

Reuters | December 13, 2023 | 8:19 am

Record resources deals rescue a dim year for Australian bankers

About $A111.3 billion of energy and mining deals have been…

Bloomberg News | December 12, 2023 | 5:34 pm

Wealth Minerals lines up funds for Chile operations

The company has already applied for operating permits and is…

Bloomberg News | December 12, 2023 | 11:36 am

Western Australia seeks to speed up mining project approvals

Western Australia supplies more than half of the world's seaborne…

Reuters | December 12, 2023 | 9:47 am

Canada concerned with Mexico’s proposed mining reforms

Mexico's proposed mining reforms could affect Canadian investment in Mexico's mining sector, Mary Ng said.

Reuters | April 26, 2023 | 7:45 am

Mineral Resources flags further interest in Essential Metals

The company expects spodumene FOB cost to be between A$1,200 and A$1,250 per tonne for fiscal 2023.

Reuters | April 25, 2023 | 5:53 pm

Lithium mining decisions must be in the public interest, Chile economy minister says

At the end of the day, companies’ strategic decisions must be aligned with national interests, says Economy Minister Nicolas Grau.

Bloomberg News | April 25, 2023 | 3:04 pm

Albemarle holds talks on lithium nationalization plan

The world's largest producer of lithium wants to grow in Chile and in the Atacama salt flat with new technologies.

Reuters | April 25, 2023 | 2:55 pm

SQM sees pathway to continue mining lithium in Chile’s new model

The company is “convinced” that its technology and experience “will make it possible to reach reasonable agreements in the interest of the Chilean state.

Bloomberg News | April 25, 2023 | 10:25 am

Finland’s Fortum begins battery material recovery from EV ‘black mass’

Black mass is the shredded material that comes from used batteries, which can include lithium, cobalt, and nickel.

Reuters | April 25, 2023 | 8:43 am

Column: Chile uses an old copper template for new lithium plan

The country nationalized its copper sector in 1971, provoking international outrage, particularly in the United States.

Reuters | April 25, 2023 | 8:37 am

SQM says needs additional $2 billion to advance lithium plans

Capital needed to achieve results in line with the firm's environmental sustainability goals, which it said also align with the government's lithium strategy.

Reuters | April 24, 2023 | 3:47 pm

FE Battery Metals intersects 1.03% Li2O over 10m at Quebec property

LC23-51 intersected two lithium pegmatites zones including a 10-metre-wide section of 1.03% lithium oxide at 118 metres drilled depth.

Staff Writer | April 24, 2023 | 1:41 pm

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