Piedmont last autumn signed a deal to supply US electric automaker Tesla Inc with lithium sourced from its deposits in North Carolina, sending the company’s stock up tenfold.

Mining companies say they do not fear a plan by China's CATL to make an electric vehicle (EV) battery without lithium or other key metals.

Labor tightness in Western Australia has caused a three-month delay at the Kemerton II expansion.

Administration is crafting greenhouse gas-reduction standards and fuel economy requirements for vehicles.

The world’s largest lithium producer posted a nearly five-fold jump in quarterly income on Wednesday.

The miner posted second-quarter net income of $424.6 compared to $85.6 million in the year-ago quarter.

The company will apply for a state mining permit by mid-August and expects the review process to last six to nine months.