Lithium Top Stories

EU and US delay key trade meeting amid deadlock in negotiations

The delay comes as negotiations to agree on global steel accords and a critical minerals deal have both stalled.

Bloomberg News | November 23, 2023 | 9:07 am

Lithium price rout deepens with battery metal now down 75% this year

Chinese prices of lithium carbonate are down 20% so far…

Bloomberg News | November 23, 2023 | 6:56 am

Patriot Battery Metals shares rise on new discovery at Corvette

The Corvette property ranks as the largest lithium pegmatite resource…

Staff Writer | November 22, 2023 | 10:19 am

Giant lithium deposit in DRC sparks boardroom battle

The Manono project in the Democratic Republic of Congo has…

Bloomberg News | November 22, 2023 | 9:45 am

VIDEO: Where battery technology is going – and what it means for miners

Battery technology used in electric vehicles is quickly evolving, and…

Alisha Hiyate | November 21, 2023 | 9:08 am

SQM to spend $3.4 billion by 2025 as profit tripled

The world’s second-largest lithium miner's net income hit $3.9 billion in 2022, compared $585.5 million the previous year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 2, 2023 | 3:44 am

Musk tamps down speculation that Tesla will mine lithium

The “limiting factor” is refining lithium, not actually finding it, as no country has a monopoly on deposits, Musk said.

Bloomberg News | March 1, 2023 | 4:44 pm

Advance Lithium in joint venture talks with Mexico’s national lithium company

Advance Lithium has a group of lithium and potassium salars/salt lakes in central Mexico.

Staff Writer | March 1, 2023 | 10:12 am

Goldman warns carmakers against buying miners: ‘It always end in tears’

Automakers have been pushing into mining more aggressively to lock in supply for batteries.

Bloomberg News | March 1, 2023 | 8:59 am

China’s lithium mining likely to face more scrutiny

Yichun suspended all lithium mining late last week to crack down on criminal activity.

Reuters | March 1, 2023 | 8:06 am

Frontier Lithium’s Spark deposit now 30% bigger

The deposit now holds 18.8 million tonnes averaging 1.52% of lithium oxide in the indicated category, up from 14.4 million tonnes.

Staff Writer | March 1, 2023 | 3:28 am

Lithium price slide deepens as China battery giant bets on cheaper inputs

Rare discounts offered by Chinese battery giant CATL to automakers have accelerated a plunge in lithium prices.

Reuters | February 28, 2023 | 5:40 pm

Tonopah Flats property in Nevada one of largest lithium deposits in US, company says

Inferred resource has an estimated 15.8 million tonnes of lithium carbonate equivalent, American Battery Technology Company said.

Staff Writer | February 28, 2023 | 2:01 pm

China lithium miners restart after government investigation

Some mines in one of China’s major lithium-production hubs have been allowed to restart.

Bloomberg News | February 28, 2023 | 8:18 am

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