Lithium Top Stories

SQM and Codelco begin talks over lithium partnership in Chile

Negotiations seek to set up a public-private joint venture to mine lithium in the Atacama salt flat starting in 2030.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 29, 2023 | 5:19 am

Sigma Lithium sells first “green tailings” to China’s Yahua

Green tailings are a high-purity, zero chemicals, about 1.3% lithium…

Staff Writer | May 29, 2023 | 3:33 am

Biden’s green subsidies are speeding the UK car industry’s decline

Current and former British auto executives express a sense of…

Bloomberg News | May 28, 2023 | 9:58 am

Chile sees lithium plan expanding trade ties, foreign investment

President Gabriel Boric’s administration is in talks with more than…

Bloomberg News | May 27, 2023 | 9:52 pm

LithiumBank stock soars on economics of $2 billion Alberta project

Boardwalk would have an after-tax net present value of $1.7…

Colin McClelland | May 26, 2023 | 10:45 am

Huayou buys lithium mine in Zimbabwe for $422 million

Zimbabwe is desperate to attract investors into its mining sector, which it says will drive the recovery of its stricken economy.

Reuters | December 22, 2021 | 8:19 am

US faces tough choices in 2022 on mines for electric vehicle metals

Biden in August issued an executive order aimed at making half of all new vehicles sold in 2030 electric.

Reuters | December 22, 2021 | 8:15 am

Lithium miner’s woes may exacerbate strain in EV supply chain

Pilbara Minerals has slashed its forecast for shipments, further exacerbating tight supply for the key ingredient in EV batteries.

Bloomberg News | December 21, 2021 | 9:34 am

Rio Tinto buys Argentina lithium project for $825m

The Rincon lithium brine project is located in the heart of the "lithium triangle" in the northern Salta Province.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 21, 2021 | 9:19 am

Rock Tech Lithium to raise $40 million for German, Ontario projects

About $31.5 million will be used to advance the company’s lithium hydroxide converter and refinery in Germany.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | December 20, 2021 | 9:26 am

Electric car crystal ball gazing in China as the new year dawns

Next year is shaping up to be a banner one, particularly in China’s electric-vehicle segment.

Bloomberg News | December 20, 2021 | 8:20 am

ioneer says US government loan application moves forward

While it is not guaranteed that ioneer will receive the loan, the step is a vote of confidence in the company's $850 million Rhyolite Ridge project.

Reuters | December 20, 2021 | 8:01 am

Chilean miners ask leftist president-elect to foster industry

Gabriel Boric, a 35-year-old former law student, vowed during his campaign to bury the country's “neoliberal” economic model.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 20, 2021 | 6:58 am

Rio Tinto picks outgoing Canadian ambassador to China as chairman

Dominic Barton will join the board in April and take over as chair after Rio's annual general meeting on May 5, replacing Simon Thompson.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 20, 2021 | 5:36 am

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