US to support new mines that avoid ‘historical injustices’, Biden says

SQM has retained former chairman Julio Ponce as an adviser despite an agreement to distance himself from the firm to end a long-running royalties dispute.

The company is planning to sell new shares worth about 100-125 million euros ($117-$147 mln) in a deal valuing it at about 400-500 million euros.

The country's car industry currently employs about 840,000 people, with 210,000 of them working on powertrain production, the sub-sector set to be the worst hit.

The CEO of Fortescue Metals Group said that the company is working towards finding other commodities to mine.

No longer under water.

Chilean lithium producer SQM shares punished after $1 billion of shares auctioned below ruling price.

Tharisa would join Karo Resources, founded by mining entrepreneur Loucas Pouroulis, in building the mine.

The number of electric cars, including battery-electric, plug-in hybrid electric and fuel cell electric passenger light-duty vehicles, increased by 57% in 2017 from the previous year.

Time to curb your enthusiasm about the electric vehicle boom and surging demand, prices for lithium, cobalt, nickel, rare earth and graphite?