LithiumBank inks direct extraction tech deal for Prairies brine projectsThe agreement gives LithiumBank a full licence to use a group of continuous ion-exchange technologies in Alberta and Saskatchewan.Henry Lazenby | September 11, 2023 | 3:16 pm
Ancient volcano in US may hold largest lithium resource on EarthA new study estimates that the McDermitt Caldera hosts claystones…Jackson Chen | September 11, 2023 | 2:49 pm
Australian mineral prospectors double fund inflows to A$2.84bn in quarter – reportConditions have improved for explorers after they had moved into…Reuters | September 11, 2023 | 7:15 am
RANKED: World’s largest clay and hard rock lithium projects In a snapshot of the global project pipeline, Miningintelligence data provides a ranking of the largest projects in 2022. Miningintelligence | September 29, 2022 | 12:00 pm
Rio Tinto starts producing spodumene at Quebec plant The Quebec plant was commissioned in June and produced its first ton of spodumene concentrate in July. Reuters | September 29, 2022 | 8:52 am
Niobium could be key to supercapacitators New research from Umeå University proposes the idea of using niobium molecules as building blocks to design electrochemical energy storage materials. Staff Writer | September 29, 2022 | 5:16 am
Australia’s mining state aims to build battery manufacturing hub Western Australia is the world’s biggest exporter of lithium. Bloomberg News | September 28, 2022 | 9:00 pm
S.Korea’s SK On inks deal with Global Lithium Resources for lithium supply SK On will also explore additional business opportunities in the battery value chain, such as mining minerals. Reuters | September 28, 2022 | 8:51 pm
Peru targets local lithium battery production, official says Peru currently produces no lithium and no country in Latin America produces lithium batteries at a commercial scale even if they do mine lithium. Reuters | September 28, 2022 | 12:29 pm
Rio Tinto warns miners not moving fast enough on lithium extraction Lithium consumption needed “to surge way above anything that’s planned to be mined,” says minerals chief Sinead Kaufman. Bloomberg News | September 27, 2022 | 7:13 pm
Finland plans new tax on mining Finland has thus far not collected taxes on minerals but the government now proposes introducing a royalty of 0.6% on the taxable value of metallic minerals. Reuters | September 27, 2022 | 9:05 am
Argentine state-run miners launch first-time lithium project Units of Argentina's state oil firm YPF will start work on a 20,000 hectare area lithium prospecting project in Fiambala. Reuters | September 26, 2022 | 4:29 pm