Lithium Top Stories

Panasonic to build $4bn battery plant in US to supply Tesla

Facility is expected to supply Tesla with new high-capacity batteries, boosting Panasonic’s production capacity 150-200 GWh per year by 2028.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 14, 2022 | 9:01 am

Ex-Anglo CEO talks to private equity on where to next pump money

Mark Cutifani is talking to private equity firms about new…

Bloomberg News | July 14, 2022 | 6:27 am

Longer-lasting sodium-ion batteries closer to becoming a reality

Researchers at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have developed a…

Staff Writer | July 14, 2022 | 5:15 am

US says it will back miners to stop China’s weaponization of battery metals

Developers of battery metals projects can win support from the…

Bloomberg News | July 13, 2022 | 12:20 pm

Umicore plans $1.2 billion battery materials plant in Ontario

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has signed a deal with Belgium's…

Reuters | July 13, 2022 | 8:36 am

Lilac raises $20m to work on lithium extraction technology

The California-based company developed an ion exchange technology for lithium extraction from brine resources.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 21, 2020 | 6:15 am

Livent expects lower profit in 2020 on weak lithium prices

The company reported an 87% fall in quarterly adjusted profit on Thursday.

Reuters | February 20, 2020 | 4:33 pm

Albemarle says Chinese lithium output dented by coronavirus

Albemarle produces lithium in Chile and Australia and sends it to China for final processing.

Reuters | February 20, 2020 | 10:37 am

Bill Gates-led fund invests in making lithium mining more sustainable

The fund's investors include Jeff Bezos and Jack Ma.

Bloomberg News | February 20, 2020 | 7:53 am

Albemarle expects 2020 profit drop as lithium prices sag

Lithium companies in the past year have been producing more than automakers currently need, denting prices.

Reuters | February 19, 2020 | 4:00 pm

Eramet freezes lithium mine project in Argentina

A deterioration in the global economic outlook has also led the company to scale back a planned expansion of its manganese mining operation in Gabon.

Reuters | February 19, 2020 | 11:23 am

Orocobre to buy JV partner Advantage Lithium

Orocobre is currently the largest shareholder in Advantage Lithium.

Jackson Chen | February 19, 2020 | 9:13 am

Europe floors it in the race to dominate car batteries

National governments are also committing large sums to battery efforts, especially in Germany.

Bloomberg News | February 19, 2020 | 7:41 am

Zimbabwe threatens to withdraw mining licences over unpaid fees

Those who owe money are being given until April 30 to pay up, failing which the mining title will be lost.

Reuters | February 18, 2020 | 11:51 am

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