Pilbara Minerals sells spodumene cargo tied to lithium hydroxide pricesEarlier this month its chief executive told press the developer had around 200,000 tonnes of spodumene to sell.Reuters | February 19, 2023 | 4:41 pm
Mexico President orders ministry to step up lithium nationalizationStudies suggest Mexico may have some 1.7 million tonnes of…Reuters | February 19, 2023 | 9:17 am
General Motors digs into mining business to lead race for EV metalsThe US automaker has invested in several miners to improve…Bloomberg News | February 17, 2023 | 8:29 am
SQM told to resubmit compliance plan as lithium scrutiny grows Company has 15 business days to address technical observations related to the impact of removing the solution from the Atacama salt pan. Bloomberg News | August 26, 2021 | 8:14 am
Rio Tinto-led plan for major lithium mine stirs protests in Serbia Rio Tinto in July committed $2.4 billion to its Jadar project as global miners push into metals needed for the green energy transition. Reuters | August 26, 2021 | 7:36 am
Taliban open for Russia to tap Afghanistan’s natural resources Russia's ambassador to Kabul said the Taliban is open for Russia's participation in developing Afghanistan's natural resources. Reuters | August 25, 2021 | 3:11 pm
A breakdown of the critical metals in a smartphone Smartphones can carry ~80% of the stable elements on the periodic table. Visual Capitalist Elements | August 25, 2021 | 10:21 am
CEZ aims to decide by year-end on ‘gigafactory’ consortium Czech Republic is also hoping to start lithium mining from deposits on the north-western border with Germany. Reuters | August 25, 2021 | 7:46 am
China eyes Afghanistan’s $1 Trillion of minerals with risky bet on Taliban Afghanistan's unexplored mineral deposits may include the world’s largest lithium reserves. Bloomberg News | August 24, 2021 | 9:56 pm
Billionaire SQM shareholder to auction 2.5 million B-series shares SQM shareholder Julio Ponce said the object of the share sale was "to strengthen the capital structure" of the company. Reuters | August 24, 2021 | 3:11 pm
Higher metal prices to push exploration budgets up in 2022, says S&P Global Ramp-up in green policies supportive of battery metals. Henry Lazenby | August 24, 2021 | 10:30 am
Chinese iron ore miner to invest $164 million in lithium production Hainan Mining wants to produce 20,000 tonnes per year of lithium hydroxide, a chemical favoured in lithium-rich EV batteries. Reuters | August 23, 2021 | 7:30 am