India sets lithium mining royalty at 3% of LME pricesThe government also set the royalty for niobium at 3% of the average sale price, and for rare earth elements at 1% of the average sale price of rare earth oxide.Reuters | October 11, 2023 | 7:43 am
Piedmont Lithium to invest in Newfoundland lithium projectPiedmont will acquire a 19.9% interest in Vinland Lithium, which…Reuters | October 11, 2023 | 7:40 am
Aussie billionaire paves way to block Albemarle’s Liontown bid with stake raiseGina Rineheart has once again increased her stake in Liontown…Reuters | October 10, 2023 | 9:51 am
Lithium stocks fall as prices ease for the first time in 6 months Australia spodumene auction disappoints and Chinese lithium chemicals show weakness ahead of EV subsidy end. Frik Els | December 15, 2022 | 12:35 pm
GM will go to unusual lengths to secure EV battery minerals Competition is becoming more fierce as supplies fall short of demand, forcing some automakers to change the way they source raw materials. Bloomberg News | December 14, 2022 | 10:34 am
US ‘battery belt’ widens with $3.5 billion Redwood Materials plant Redwood said it will build a $3.5 billion battery materials campus in Ridgefield. Bloomberg News | December 14, 2022 | 9:45 am
Frontier Lithium’s drilling at Spark pegmatite returns robust grades Spark is on the PAK property in Ontario, said to contain one of North America's highest-grade lithium resources. Staff Writer | December 14, 2022 | 9:06 am
Tesla isn’t having the epic end to the year Elon Musk predicted The ebullient outlook the CEO offered during the carmaker’s last earnings call has given way to price and production cuts in China. Bloomberg News | December 14, 2022 | 8:14 am
Vulcan Energy delays lithium output target by a year Company is around a year behind schedule to reach an annual capacity of 40,000 t because of supply chain delays. Reuters | December 14, 2022 | 7:40 am
Albemarle to build $180m US lithium research centre The lithium giant anticipates creating at least 200 jobs at the site, with an average salary of $94,000 per year. Cecilia Jamasmie | December 14, 2022 | 3:53 am
China may extend state iron ore buying strategy to lithium If successful in iron ore, the mandate of China's new centralised state buyer could be extended to lithium, copper and bauxite. Frik Els | December 13, 2022 | 10:37 am
Rio Tinto hunts for lithium deals, eyes Jadar revival Lithium prices, expected to stay at record highs, have the world’s second-biggest miner actively looking for lithium acquisitions. Cecilia Jamasmie | December 13, 2022 | 6:38 am