Lithium Top Stories

Vulcan Energy partners with Enel Green to develop Italian lithium project

Separately, Vulcan said it had received a positive result for its preliminary environmental impact assessment application in Germany.

Reuters | July 8, 2022 | 9:30 am

Chile helps Dominican Republic identify lithium deposits

The Caribbean country has set up a special senate committee…

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 8, 2022 | 9:19 am

Volkswagen’s CEO talks batteries, supply chains and the Porsche 911

The carmaker broke ground on a new cell factory in Salzgitter, Germany, one…

Bloomberg News | July 7, 2022 | 8:43 am

Brazil eases rule on lithium exports amid rising demand

Sigma's Brazilian unit expects to start producing lithium by the…

Reuters | July 7, 2022 | 8:22 am

Political changes boost risk for miners in Latin America

Demands for higher revenues from companies, tougher environmental rules and…

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 7, 2022 | 3:40 am

China’s Tianqi taps ‘safe choices’ for board of top lithium miner SQM

Tianqi's official board nominations will take place on April 25 at a shareholders meeting in Santiago.

Reuters | April 17, 2019 | 11:40 am

Millennial Lithium stock jumps 12% following boost in resource estimate

The company has nearly doubled its resource estimate at the Pastos Grandes lithium project in Argentina.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | April 17, 2019 | 11:16 am

Savannah Resources to take full control of lithium mine in Portugal

Mina do Barroso mine could become the first European supplier of spodumene, a lithium-bearing mineral.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 15, 2019 | 9:00 am

American Manganese’s lithium-ion battery recycling technology achieves high recovery rates

An independent lab ran a series of tests and average recovery rates ranged from 91.4% to 94%.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | April 15, 2019 | 6:49 am

Orocobre and Toyota green light lithium hydroxide plant in Japan

The majority of production will feed the Japanese battery industry and will be sourced from the lithium carbonate produced from Orocobre’s Olaroz mine in Argentina.

Northern Miner Staff | April 12, 2019 | 1:19 pm

China’s General Lithium to launch 60,000 T spodumene converter by end of 2020

China's fourth-biggest lithium producer, plans to start building a plant to convert mineral ore to lithium that will more than triple its capacity.

Reuters | April 12, 2019 | 9:39 am

Lithium giant lifts outlook with 2018 fizzle in rear-view mirror

Chile's SQM, the world’s second-largest lithium miner, said expansion plans had gone better than expected and that sales would likely beat its forecasts for this year.

Bloomberg News | April 12, 2019 | 5:50 am