Lithium Top Stories

Critical material prices are recovering but the outlook is mixed

New report says lithium, nickel sulphate and rare earth prices are set to recover sharply but graphite, magnesium and titanium markets are in for more pain.

Frik Els | June 16, 2023 | 11:24 am

Chile to tender lithium permits in first half of 2024

Private companies that win exploration licences will have priority to…

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 16, 2023 | 9:03 am

Japan expands lithium hunting with Idemitsu Australia push

Japan's Idemitsu Kosan Co has increased its stake in Australian…

Reuters | June 16, 2023 | 7:34 am

Inside the race to remake lithium extraction for EV batteries

The global battle to reshape the lithium industry is sucking…

Reuters | June 16, 2023 | 7:27 am

Mineral Resources ends lithium deal with Ganfeng

Company withdrew lithium production forecast for the Mt Marion mine…

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 16, 2023 | 3:53 am

Glencore, Britishvolt to jointly build battery recycling plant in the UK

The recycling facility will help reuse expensive key raw materials like cobalt and lithium, they said.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 3, 2022 | 6:35 am

SQM files project to cut water, brine extraction in Chile

The a $778,000 project seeks to mitigate the overall impact of its lithium operations in one of the driest places in the world.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 3, 2022 | 3:39 am

Mexico says lithium is too strategic for private investors

Mexico currently has no commercial lithium production, but according to some estimates contains potentially lucrative deposits trapped in clay-based soils.

Bloomberg News | February 2, 2022 | 11:52 am

EMP completes successful lithium brine flow test in Saskatchewan

The testing confirmed there are four primary intersections of interest, designated in pairs.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | February 2, 2022 | 10:36 am

Rare flower to get protected zone near ioneer’s Nevada lithium mine

The plan, set to be officially filed in the Federal Register on Thursday, would "not have a significant economic impact" on the mining project.

Reuters | February 2, 2022 | 10:00 am

Mercedes-Benz CEO says raw material scarcity could delay e-mobility

Carmakers are working to secure supplies of materials from lithium, nickel and manganese for batteries to magnesium for car components as they race to ramp up electric vehicle production.

Reuters | February 2, 2022 | 8:23 am