Lithium Top Stories

Plants inspire scientists to recover minerals, metals from wastewater

Researchers are adapting plant 'membrane separation mechanisms' so they can be embedded in wastewater recycling technologies.

Staff Writer | February 5, 2023 | 12:06 pm

Sprott launches four new ETFs focused on critical minerals

Sprott has now launched six ETFs under its energy transition…

Staff Writer | February 2, 2023 | 9:34 am

Zimbabwe allows miners, exporters to keep more forex from exports

Over the years, the country has struggled to attract significant…

Reuters | February 2, 2023 | 7:37 am

Billionaire eyes investment in Argentina energy or mining

Australian billionaire James Packer explored investment options during a dinner…

Bloomberg News | February 1, 2023 | 6:14 pm

Brazil’s miners want Europe to help fight Amazon gold havoc

Brazil’s formal mining sector wants importing nations to require and…

Bloomberg News | February 1, 2023 | 12:55 pm

Dawn of a mining supercycle. Are you taking the fizz?

MINING.COM takes issue with a new white paper by Wood Mackenzie forecasting the varying impacts of the green energy transition on metals and mining demand.

Frik Els | July 16, 2021 | 5:18 pm

Small miners aim for European supply chain for EV independent from China

Growing demand for electric vehicles has spurred small-scale miners of the lithium, cobalt and rare earths.

Reuters | July 16, 2021 | 8:05 am

Ganfeng to offer to buy Millennial Lithium for up to $280m

Millennial has two non-producing lithium brine projects - Pastos Grandes and Cauchari East - in northern Argentina.

Reuters | July 16, 2021 | 7:42 am

Tesla’s lithium extraction patent catches miners’ attention

The EV manufacturer filed a patent for a process that allows for the selective extraction of lithium from clay minerals.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 16, 2021 | 6:07 am

Next mining supercycle will be different than any other — report

Fossil fuels won’t be in the vanguard and the winners will be the industrial metals needed to electrify society, Wood Mackenzie says.

MINING.com Editor | July 15, 2021 | 3:07 pm

Redox flow battery market expected to become multi-billion by 2031 – report

IDTechEx paints an optimistic picture of what the redox flow battery market may look like in the next decade.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 15, 2021 | 6:11 am

Copper mining is Opec on crack, so why is the price falling?

Half the world’s copper mining is controlled by just three countries, and China alone refines 40% of the metal central to the green energy transition away from fossil fuels.

Frik Els | July 13, 2021 | 1:47 pm

EU, Ukraine to sign preliminary deal on key raw materials, batteries

To power up e-car batteries and for energy storage alone, the EU estimates it will need up to 18 times more lithium by 2030 and up to 60 times more by 2050.

Reuters | July 12, 2021 | 11:20 pm

EV battery maker SES agrees to go public via Ivanhoe SPAC

SES Holdings has agreed to go public by merging with Ivanhoe Capital in a deal that will value the combined company at about $3.6 billion.

Bloomberg News | July 12, 2021 | 9:01 pm

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