Lithium Top Stories

Sayona considers restart of stand-alone lithium carbonate plant as early as 2026

Completing the plant will move Sayona Quebec downstream processing for the North American battery industry.

Staff Writer | June 21, 2023 | 8:58 am

China lithium price rebound to be capped by growing supply, analysts say

Spot lithium carbonate prices in China nearly doubled in the…

Reuters | June 21, 2023 | 6:52 am

Albemarle becomes first lithium firm to complete responsible mining audit

Third-party audit shows Albemarle meets 50% to 75% of the criteria…

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 21, 2023 | 5:53 am

Avalon Materials plans lithium processing plant in Ontario

Company acquires industrial site in Thunder Bay, aims to become…

Staff Writer | June 20, 2023 | 2:45 pm

Australia cautious on Chinese investment in vital lithium sector

Chinese firms have already invested in lithium hydroxide refineries in…

Bloomberg News | June 20, 2023 | 8:30 am

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Biden set to tout US progress on critical minerals production

Biden himself has said little about why his administration has blocked some mines while touting the need to boost domestic production of critical minerals.

Reuters | February 22, 2022 | 10:08 am

New project to investigate if California’s Lithium Valley is world’s largest brine source of lithium

A $1.2 million project has been launched to both quantify and characterize the lithium resource in the Salton Sea geothermal field in California.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | February 20, 2022 | 6:26 am

Lithium prices rise on tight supply, strong China demand

Chinese market participants were surprised that prices continued to rise rapidly after the recent Lunar New Year holidays.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 18, 2022 | 9:32 am

Brazil’s Minas Gerais state to sell stake in lithium miner

The mining state is looking to sell its 33% holding in CBL, Brazil’s only producer of lithium carbonate and hydroxide.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 18, 2022 | 7:01 am

Global EV sales jumped in 2021, as did deployment of high nickel battery chemistries

Adamas Intelligence reports that 54% of battery capacity deployed onto roads globally in new plug-in electric vehicles was powered by high nickel cathode chemistries.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 18, 2022 | 6:06 am

France should start mining lithium at home, minister says

Almost all the critical minerals currently come from outside the continent, with China dominating the global supply chain.

Reuters | February 17, 2022 | 11:49 am

Albemarle slides most ever on forecast letdown amid lithium boom

The world’s largest miner of the metal raised its 2022 outlook, but investors were left wanting more.

Bloomberg News | February 16, 2022 | 5:14 pm

Codelco to start lithium exploration in March

Chilean state-owned mining firm received an environmental permit to develop Salar de Maricunga.

Reuters | February 16, 2022 | 12:29 pm

China scientists discover huge lithium deposit in Everest region

The hard-rock resource has the potential to host the third-biggest mine of its kind in China, according to ScienceNet.cn.

Bloomberg News | February 16, 2022 | 7:21 am

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