Lithium Top Stories

Pure Energy gets permits for DLE plant at Clayton Valley project in Nevada, stock soars

Clayton Valley holdings adjoin and surround on three sides the Silver Peak lithium brine mine operated by Albemarle.

Staff Writer | March 28, 2023 | 1:39 pm

Standard Lithium claims North America’s ‘highest grade brine’ from sampling in East Texas

Samples from the Smackover Formation all returned grades exceeding the…

Staff Writer | March 28, 2023 | 9:03 am

US, Japan strike deal on supply of minerals for EV batteries

EVs that use materials that have been collected or processed…

Bloomberg News | March 28, 2023 | 7:43 am

Biden tees up a supply chain rethink with challenge to China’s EVs

Ford confirmed last month that it will tap technology from…

Bloomberg News | March 28, 2023 | 7:32 am

Liontown rejects $3.7 billion proposal from Albemarle

Liontown Resources rejected a non-binding indicative proposal of A$2.50 per…

Reuters | March 27, 2023 | 4:11 pm

Miners face talent crunch as electric vehicles charge up metals demand

Enrollment in US mining engineering programs dropped 46% between 2015 and 2020.

Reuters | December 10, 2021 | 7:51 am

Vulcan Energy buys German geothermal plant to power lithium extraction

The plant, located at Insheim, is capable of producing a maximum of 4.8 megawatts of renewable power.

Reuters | December 9, 2021 | 3:21 pm

Five charts ask if mining is in a supercycle, one screams no

The green energy transition necessitate massive new investments in mining, but how does today’s boom stack up to the aughts?

Frik Els | December 9, 2021 | 1:19 pm

Noram Lithium PEA places Zeus project in Nevada at $1.29bn NPV

Production over life of mine (LOM) would reach 245.4 million tonnes, averaging 1,093 ppm Li.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 8, 2021 | 9:20 am

Lithium extraction company Vulcan adds VW to customer line-up

The binding purchase agreement with Volkswagen for lithium extracted from Germany's Upper Rhine Valley region has an initial term of five years.

Reuters | December 7, 2021 | 11:38 pm

Sigma Lithium kicks off construction of largest hard rock project in the Americas

The miner has begun building the production plant foundation and infrastructure for its Grota do Cirilo lithium project in Brazil.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 7, 2021 | 6:32 am

BMW hits 1m EV sales, targets 2m fully electric sales by 2025

The carmaker aims for at least 50% of global sales to be fully electric by 2030.

Reuters | December 7, 2021 | 6:05 am

Thousands protest against Rio Tinto’s lithium project in Serbia

Tennis star Novak Djokovic showed support on social media for crowds of environmental protestors blocking roads and bridges in Belgrade and other cities.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 6, 2021 | 3:50 am

Infinity Lithium, Thyssenkrupp to assess green hydrogen potential in lithium production

Green hydrogen is produced by splitting water molecules with renewable electricity.

Reuters | December 5, 2021 | 8:50 pm

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