Lithium Top Stories

Tesla faces higher lithium prices as supplier amends deal

Piedmont will supply an increased 125,000 tonnes of lithium concentrate to Tesla starting in H2 2023 through the end of 2025.

Bloomberg News | January 3, 2023 | 8:27 am

US Treasury signals opening for foreign carmakers on EV subsidy

Treasury officials indicated that imported EVs can qualify for a…

Bloomberg News | December 30, 2022 | 8:12 am

Scientists working towards stopping lithium-ion battery degradation

Researchers want to move towards designing longer-lasting lithium-ion batteries.

Staff Writer | December 30, 2022 | 7:58 am

Lithium explorer Wealth Minerals targets European investors

The explorer has land positions at sites including the Salar de…

Bloomberg News | December 29, 2022 | 7:55 am

Lithium miner sees 25% price drop in boon for EV industry

Sinomine ’s chairman sees lithium carbonate prices dropping to about…

Bloomberg News | December 29, 2022 | 7:50 am

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SQM pulls trigger on lithium growth in volume-over-price bet

Company is moving ahead with plans to more than double capacity in a bet that accelerating electric-vehicle demand will tighten a currently oversupplied market for the battery metal.

Bloomberg News | November 19, 2020 | 8:32 am

Albemarle, Tesla and Uber to jointly push electric car use

Together with 27 other companies, they will lobby to reach 100% EV sales in the US by 2030.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 19, 2020 | 3:53 am

EV Metal Index rockets to record high on cobalt, nickel price, use

Booming global electric car sales and growth in battery capacity lift MINING.COM EV Metal Index to monthly record and wipe out 2020 pandemic losses.

Frik Els | November 18, 2020 | 3:29 pm

Mexico moves ahead with lithium nationalization plans

Ruling Morena party has introduced a draft bill calling for the battery metal to be deemed the exclusive property of the nation, with production controlled by the state.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 17, 2020 | 10:03 am

Albemarle and SQM battle over Atacama water study

The world’s largest lithium producer has accused Chilean miner and local regulators of seeking to keep secret a coveted report about the environmental impact of mining in Salar de Atacama.

Reuters | November 17, 2020 | 8:15 am

Avalon, Rock Tech to build lithium process facility in Ontario

The plan is to produce lithium sulphate, a precursor chemical for lithium-ion batteries.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | November 17, 2020 | 6:14 am

E3 Metals PEA outlines 20,000 t/y Alberta lithium project

Shares of E3 Metals surged 41.8% to an all-time high at Monday's market open.

Jackson Chen | November 16, 2020 | 11:54 am

Lithium giant’s troubles laid bare as massive loan payment nears

Tianqi is on the brink of bankruptcy if it fails to repay or refinance the debt, an analyst says.

Bloomberg News | November 16, 2020 | 8:39 am

Carbon filler improves Lithium-ion battery performance

Researchers want Li-ion batteries to provide high power output while simultaneously allowing reversible energy storage.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | November 16, 2020 | 6:25 am

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