Lithium Top Stories

Standard Lithium retools operations after short seller’s attacks

Company is trying to become the first new US source of lithium for electric vehicle batteries in decades.

Reuters | September 7, 2022 | 6:47 am

Cornish Lithium secures government funding for demonstration plant

The unspecified amount will allow Cornish Lithium to build the…

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 7, 2022 | 3:46 am

The race for US lithium hinges on a fight over a Nevada mine

As the Congress’s climate bill rolls out tax credits for electric car…

Bloomberg News | September 6, 2022 | 7:20 am

South Korea sees ‘betrayal’ in Biden’s electric vehicle push

South Korean Trade Minister Lee Chang-yang will visit the US…

Bloomberg News | September 2, 2022 | 8:33 am

Apple’s car is beloved before it even exists

Bloomberg has reported Apple is shooting for a fully autonomous electric car…

Bloomberg News | September 2, 2022 | 8:24 am

Albemarle to shutter two lithium facilities in the US

It will idle portions of the Silver Peak mine in Nevada and Kings Mountain production facility in North Carolina starting in September.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 7, 2020 | 6:16 am

UK to invest in Europe’s first geothermal lithium recovery plant

The project is a collaboration between Geothermal Engineering and Cornish Lithium.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | August 6, 2020 | 6:30 am

Albemarle’s quarterly profit drops 45% as lithium sales slow

Sales dropped across all its divisions.

Reuters | August 5, 2020 | 3:17 pm

Orocobre, EnergyX join forces to develop ‘green’ lithium extraction technologies

The companies want to address the challenges associated with the extraction of the metal.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | August 5, 2020 | 6:15 am

Scientists discover “glassy” lithium

In a quest to improve battery performance, US-based researchers made an unexpected find.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | August 4, 2020 | 6:35 am

Solid-state battery market expected to reach $6 billion by 2030 – report

IDTechEx published its predictions for the solid-state battery market.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | August 4, 2020 | 6:20 am

Chilean regulators scrap SQM’s environmental plan

Chile's Environmental Superintendent asked SQM to start again from scratch.

Reuters | August 1, 2020 | 9:09 pm

Deep-sea minerals could meet the demands of battery supply chains – but should they?

Concerned scientists have highlighted our limited knowledge of the deep-sea and its ecosystems.

Winnie Yeh - World Economic Forum | July 31, 2020 | 10:51 am

Chilean watchdog charges BHP for water misuse at Escondida

Regulator said the mine had caused a serious drop in the water table, which could result in the revocation of the environmental permit, closure or a fine.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 31, 2020 | 7:29 am

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