Great Salt Lake plants, insects absorb toxic metals from surrounding mines, refineries

Plants in Utah’s Great Salt Lake wetland ecosystems pull hazardous metal pollution from the lake and sometimes pass it up the food chain, new research has found.

Staff Writer | June 3, 2022 | 5:05 am

Chile open to all paths to lithium mining, minister says

Chile's mining minister Marcela Hernando said the government is not opposed to tenders for lithium.

Reuters | June 2, 2022 | 9:47 am

Stellantis secures lithium supply from California for EV batteries

Controlled Thermal Resources (CTR) will supply the owner of Jeep and Peugeot with up to 25,000 metric tons per year of lithium hydroxide.

Reuters | June 2, 2022 | 8:17 am

Electrification of heavy-duty long-haul operations key to reaching net-zero on road transport by 2050 – report

Experts at BloombergNEF believe that battery-electric trucks are likely to become a viable option for heavy-duty long-haul operations by the end of the 2020s.

Staff Writer | June 2, 2022 | 6:06 am

Lithium mining stocks plunge after Goldman sees “sharp correction”

Billions wiped off sector after Goldman says bull market “over for now" but Chinese lithium prices have begun to tick upwards again.

Frik Els | June 1, 2022 | 4:34 pm

VW CEO says Tesla moves at double speed in changing industry

VW’s efforts to make changes are often held up by a convoluted governance structure.

Bloomberg News | June 1, 2022 | 7:12 am

US needs to take urgent steps to prevent getting ‘shut out’ from critical minerals, says researcher

President Joe Biden authorized the Defense Production Act to increase battery metals production and reduce the country’s reliance on China and Russia.

Naimul Karim | June 1, 2022 | 6:46 am

India’s top e-recycler to spend $1bn on expansions as EVs take off

Attero is seeking to recycle over 300,000 metric tons of lithium-ion battery waste annually by 2027.

Reuters | May 31, 2022 | 10:19 am

Reopening bets spur market-leading rally in China lithium stocks

Goldman expects “sharp correction” for lithium price.

Bloomberg News | May 31, 2022 | 8:01 am

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