Lithium Top Stories

Rio Tinto’s real prize: Arcadium’s lithium extraction technology

Arcadium, through a predecessor company, was the first to develop an early version of a DLE technology in the 1990s.

Reuters | October 11, 2024 | 10:54 am

Savannah CEO sees lithium price rebound by start of Portugal project

Savannah expects to bring the Barroso project onstream as early…

Reuters | October 11, 2024 | 9:16 am

Patriot Lithium expands into copper with Zambia project

Patriot believes the Katwaro project will complement its lithium assets…

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 11, 2024 | 5:50 am

Adionics opens lithium demonstration plant in Argentina

The company says its efficient lithium extraction and recycling methods…

Staff Writer | October 10, 2024 | 2:14 pm

Zimbabwe plans incentives to encourage mineral processing

Zimbabwe has banned the export of unprocessed raw lithium and…

Bloomberg News | October 10, 2024 | 7:39 am

JV Video: Canada’s flow-through regime provides incentive to global mining investors, says PearTree CEO

The financing model supports junior mining companies by facilitating over 90% of exploration investment.

MINING.com and PearTree Financial Services | September 12, 2024 | 2:09 pm

Chile’s ENAMI taps eight firms to test lithium extraction tech

The companies are Adionics, CADL–Lanshen, Eramet, Lilac Solutions, Rio Tinto, SLB, Summit Nanotech and WaterCycle Technologies.

Reuters | September 12, 2024 | 12:49 pm

Lithium world asks if surprise mine shutdown can arrest slump

Lithium spot prices have tumbled almost 90% since late 2022.

Bloomberg News | September 12, 2024 | 8:01 am

Russia’s Uranium One to build Bolivia’s first DLE plant

The $976 million direct lithium extraction plant will kick off operations in the second half of 2025.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 12, 2024 | 7:53 am

Atlantic Lithium secures environmental permit for Ghana mine

The permit serves as Ghana’s Environmental Protection Agency's approval for the company's proposed activities at the project.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 12, 2024 | 3:49 am

Pilbara eyes low-cost lithium with Latin Resources project in Brazil

Pilbara said last month it would acquire its smaller peer for an implied value of A$559.9 million.

Reuters | September 11, 2024 | 1:43 pm

Lithium miner stocks soar as CATL adjusts output at key mine

The unconfirmed suspensions could cut some 8%, or around 5,000-6,000 metric tons, of China's monthly LCE production.

Bloomberg News | September 11, 2024 | 5:15 am

CATL to cut lithium production at key mine

Market conditions have prompted CATL to adjust production, reducing China’s monthly lithium carbonate output by 8%.

Staff Writer | September 11, 2024 | 4:44 am

SLB launches lithium filtration system after Nevada tests

The Houston-based oilfield services giant, formerly known as Schlumberger, is the latest to make a major push into the fast-growing DLE sector.

Reuters | September 10, 2024 | 12:17 pm

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