Lithium Top Stories

Australia taps global partners in landmark critical minerals strategy

The government will set up a new international program to attract investment linked to markets in the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan, Korea, India and the European Union.

Reuters | June 20, 2023 | 8:19 am

Lithium One Metals and Norris Lithium to merge

Deal combines two parallel lithium exploration portfolios focused on the…

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 19, 2023 | 9:33 am

CATL seals $1.4 billion deal to develop Bolivia lithium

Lithium resources in Bolivia's iconic salt flats are estimated at…

Reuters | June 19, 2023 | 8:58 am

Namibia seeks to tap resource potential after lithium ore ban

The southern African nation last week banned exports of unprocessed…

Bloomberg News | June 19, 2023 | 7:27 am

Lake Resources delays lithium carbonate output to 2027, hikes costs

The developer hiked spending estimates from $1.1 billion to $1.5…

Reuters | June 19, 2023 | 7:17 am

Tesla secures 5-year lithium supply from Liontown

Australia's Liontown Resources will provide the EV giant with more 100,000 tonnes of lithium spodumene concentrate a year, starting in 2024.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 16, 2022 | 4:03 am

VW set to boost output, pick new EV plant site, amid chip crunch

It plans build a new state-of-the-art car factory close to its headquarters in Wolfsburg, Germany, to raise its game as electric-vehicle rival Tesla TSLA.O builds a plant near Berlin.

Reuters | February 16, 2022 | 3:49 am

Lithium supply crunch Part II – this time it’s for real

Scarcity of what is a critical input for EV batteries could potentially act as a powerful brake on e-mobility, writes Andy Home.

Reuters | February 15, 2022 | 8:25 am

Britishvolt secures $54 million from Glencore for UK gigafactory

Glencore's backing is part of the battery plant developer’s £200 million Series C fundraising led by Bank of America.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 15, 2022 | 6:45 am

Solid-state sodium batteries get a makeover

Swiss researchers developed a more efficient solid electrolyte and defined the ideal pressure to be applied to sodium batteries for them to operate efficiently.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | February 14, 2022 | 6:06 am

Market interest in silicon, lithium-metal battery anodes only growing – report

The promise of higher energy density batteries is making a growing number of companies focus on silicon and lithium-metal anode materials, IDTechEx reports.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 13, 2022 | 6:16 am

US mining and exploration Snapshot: Eight companies with big plans

Lithium, uranium, copper, gold, zinc, and rare earths are all highly sought after in the United States. Here’s a look at eight companies with interesting assets to watch.

Marilyn Scales - The Northern Miner | February 11, 2022 | 12:51 pm