Lithium Top Stories

Lithium mine project hurdles will drive prices higher – Sibanye CEO

Sibanye is currently awaiting a decision on appeals against an environmental permit it received for the Rapasaari mine and concentrator, part of the Keliber lithium project.

Reuters | November 14, 2023 | 9:54 am

New scientific insights pave the way to longer-lasting batteries

Lithium metal deposits on battery electrodes are not the cause…

Staff Writer | November 14, 2023 | 6:56 am

Mineral Resources boosts stake in lithium miner Azure Minerals

Both MinRes and Hancock Prospecting have upped their stakes in…

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 14, 2023 | 3:42 am

EU agrees mineral supply targets to cut reliance on China

The agreed rules set targets for the region to mine…

Reuters | November 13, 2023 | 11:06 am

Eramet bets on lithium as it invests more in large mines

Company will go ahead with plans to add more capacity…

Reuters | November 13, 2023 | 9:03 am

“Lithium OPEC” in South America could drive away investment, says Sigma Lithium CEO

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

Bruno Venditti | March 7, 2023 | 10:24 am

Argentina moves to stop wetlands bill from foiling lithium boom

The country has been working on legislation to protect its wetlands amid sprawling fires often blamed on farmers.

Bloomberg News | March 7, 2023 | 9:20 am

Tesla, GM follow own shareholders with push into lithium miners

Investors and car makers continue to bet on lithium miners, wagering that a shift toward EVs will become a permanent trend.

Bloomberg News | March 7, 2023 | 9:15 am

Scientists work on solid-state battery that uses fewer ‘problem’ metals

Researchers have developed a new strategy to build solid-state batteries that are less dependent on specific chemical elements, particularly expensive metals with supply chain issues.

Staff Writer | March 7, 2023 | 6:06 am

Argentina’s copper rush lures top power generator Central Puerto

The Buenos Aires-based firm is looking at three projects — in San Juan, Santa Cruz and Salta provinces — and has received partnership interest from a mining company.

Bloomberg News | March 6, 2023 | 5:58 pm

Battery metals projects catch eye of pension funds and carmakers

The rush for metals needed to power electric vehicles has “clearly brought the sector into a spotlight that it wasn’t in a few years ago,” BMO analyst says.

Bloomberg News | March 6, 2023 | 2:14 pm