UK hails first domestic production of battery-quality lithium

A consortium focused on developing the UK’s lithium supply chain has produced two lithium carbonate concentrates from local samples.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 18, 2021 | 6:58 am

SQM says relations with indigenous communities are improving

SQM said it is is making progress in improving relations with the communities that live around the Atacama salt flat.

Reuters | January 17, 2021 | 11:35 am

Miner gets closer to producing ‘green’ lithium for EV batteries

Australian startup Vulcan Energy claims it can produce battery-grade lithium without emitting carbon dioxide.

Bloomberg News | January 15, 2021 | 12:00 pm

Metals behind EV revolution to resume volatile rally – again

Global EV sales are projected to surge 60% this year, according to BloombergNEF.

Bloomberg News | January 15, 2021 | 7:28 am

Inside SQM’s struggle to win over indigenous communities in Chile’s Atacama

Native communities that ring the Atacama worry that mining may be depleting scarce freshwater and lithium-rich brine, reducing its availability for people and wildlife.

Reuters | January 15, 2021 | 6:29 am

Lithium Chile allowed back to Laguna Blanca project

Covid-19 restrictions in Chile hindered the miner’s ability to continue exploring the project.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 14, 2021 | 6:13 am

Galan Lithium to acquire 80% of Greenbushes South

The project is about 3km south of Greenbushes, the largest hard-rock lithium mine in the world.

MINING.com Editor | January 13, 2021 | 3:20 pm

Weak lithium prices could slow EV revolution – Albemarle

By 2025, demand is expected to outstrip supply by nearly 228,000 tonnes.

Reuters | January 13, 2021 | 8:28 am

Lithium miner’s German smelter plan draws billionaires

Rock Tech's planned $400 million lithium refinery has attracted support from billionaires including Peter Thiel.

Bloomberg News | January 12, 2021 | 9:24 am

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