Mexico to start producing lithium batteries in late 2023After nationalizing lithium resources in April, Mexico has secured investments to jump into the battery-making sector.Cecilia Jamasmie | November 25, 2022 | 9:07 am
Lithium’s 1,200% frenzy tempered by blip in China’s EV marketThe battery material’s price is set for a second weekly…Bloomberg News | November 25, 2022 | 8:23 am
Australia to become ‘more assertive’ on foreign investment in critical mineralsFederal investment has already flowed into Iluka Resources' rare earths processing…Reuters | November 24, 2022 | 4:49 pm
Europeans buying electric cars may lift weak lithium market That’s the view of Albemarle Corp., the world’s largest producer of the battery metal. Bloomberg News | August 10, 2020 | 2:47 pm
Argentinian MLA proposes rise in royalties that may affect lithium projects The politician wants mining royalties to be raised to 51% from the current 2%. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | August 9, 2020 | 11:59 am
Livent CEO to EV industry: sign better deals or risk lithium supply The EV industry has pushed to renegotiate supply agreements while at the same time demanding higher production later this decade. Reuters | August 7, 2020 | 11:40 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