SQM says brine reduction plan to cost $1.5 billionIn 2020, SQM committed to a 50% reduction in the brine it pumps to mine lithium in the vast Atacama salt flat.Reuters | September 14, 2022 | 9:51 am
South Korea, US will step up efforts to resolve electric vehicle spatThe two sides will begin talks Friday as part of…Bloomberg News | September 14, 2022 | 7:30 am
Tesla evaluating lithium refinery in Texas, seeks tax breaksThe EV maker is considering a “battery-grade lithium hydroxide refining…Bloomberg News | September 8, 2022 | 7:35 pm
Indigenous groups in Chile’s Atacama push to shut down SQM In 2019 the Atacama Indigenous Council (CPA) filed a lawsuit demanding regulators scrap a $25 million remediation plan. Reuters | August 14, 2020 | 1:32 pm
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Lithium price: Green activists score victory over Atacama salt flats The Environmental Superintendent's (SMA) decision could prove a major setback as SQM seeks to ramp up lithium output. Reuters | August 13, 2020 | 1:33 pm
Lithium-ion cell manufacturing capacity pipeline could quadruple by 2030 — report Wood Mackenzie says the manufacturing capacity pipeline could reach 1.3 terawatt-hours. MINING.COM Staff Writer | August 12, 2020 | 6:30 am
Iconic Minerals to drill at Nevada lithium project The Canadian miner expects the RC drilling to expand the existing resource at the Bonnie Claire lithium project. MINING.COM Staff Writer | August 12, 2020 | 6:15 am
Cypress reports resource boost at Nevada lithium project The Clayton Valley project is located next to Albemarle's Silver Peak mine, North America's only lithium brine operation. MINING.COM Staff Writer | August 11, 2020 | 9:46 am
Europeans buying electric cars may lift weak lithium market That’s the view of Albemarle Corp., the world’s largest producer of the battery metal. Bloomberg News | August 10, 2020 | 2:47 pm
Argentinian MLA proposes rise in royalties that may affect lithium projects The politician wants mining royalties to be raised to 51% from the current 2%. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | August 9, 2020 | 11:59 am
Livent CEO to EV industry: sign better deals or risk lithium supply The EV industry has pushed to renegotiate supply agreements while at the same time demanding higher production later this decade. Reuters | August 7, 2020 | 11:40 am