Schlumberger unit to launch Nevada lithium plant as EV demand rises

Earlier this year, Albemarle Corp said it would double production at its facility in Silver Peak, Nevada.

Reuters | March 18, 2021 | 8:01 am

China backing autocratic regimes to secure resources — report

Autocratic regimes represent for Beijing greater supply stability than democracies that are, or may become, hostile to China, Verisk Maplecroft says.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 17, 2021 | 5:01 pm

British Lithium to open mine by 2026 after gov’t funding

The UK's Sustainable Innovation Fund has awarded British Lithium £2.9 million ($4m) to move its full-scale lithium mining plans forward.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 17, 2021 | 9:03 am

EV Metal Index doubles year-on-year as lithium, cobalt prices rally

Despite a big drop from December’s blowout high, January 2021 still ranks as the fourth best month for the MINING.COM EV Metal Index thanks to rising cobalt, nickel and lithium prices.

Frik Els | March 16, 2021 | 1:17 pm

Clayton Valley lithium project closer to maiden resource estimate

Spearmint's recently completed 10-hole drill program in Nevada discovered lithium in every hole.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 16, 2021 | 6:06 am

What countries will fight over when green energy dominates

A growing number of research organizations, universities and governments have started gaming out the gritty geopolitical implications of a globe dominated by green energy.

Bloomberg News | March 16, 2021 | 5:06 am

Lithium prices continue to soar – up 88% in 2021

Benchmark says some Chinese lithium carbonate producers are putting up sold out signs as domestic prices surge to two-year highs.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 15, 2021 | 4:29 pm

Canada unveils its 2021 critical mineral list

Canada can leverage its mining and processing expertise as well as its natural resource endowment and its world-leading environmental, social, and governance credentials.

Jamil Hijazi - Mineral Economist and Energy analyst | March 15, 2021 | 11:13 am

Mick Davis launches $300 million battery metals SPAC

Vision Blue has also invested in Ferro-Alloy Resources, which is developing a vanadium project in Kazakhstan.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 15, 2021 | 8:23 am

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Albemarle’s lithium sales jump fivefold despite price hikes

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