Lithium Top Stories

Huayou to explore Zimbabwe lithium plant ‘when conditions are right’

China's biggest cobalt refiner acquired the hard-rock Arcadia lithium mine, just outside the capital Harare, for $422 million earlier this year.

Reuters | June 30, 2022 | 7:51 am

Column: US forms ‘friendly’ coalition to secure critical minerals

A metallic NATO is starting to take shape, though no-one…

Reuters | June 30, 2022 | 7:48 am

Sibanye-Stillwater seeks control of Finnish lithium miner

It wants to increase its stake in Keliber to 50%…

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 30, 2022 | 3:53 am

Tianqi Lithium seeks up to $1.7 billion in Hong Kong listing

The company intends to use the proceeds for purposes including…

Bloomberg News | June 29, 2022 | 8:18 am

Tesla’s technoking of tumult caps a wild quarter with silence

The man who dominates discussion about the future of transportation…

Bloomberg News | June 29, 2022 | 8:05 am

Southern Copper eyes lithium project in Mexico – CEO

Southern Copper had not made an offer on the lithium project in Mexico, but there's also a Chinese company that's interested.

Reuters | March 14, 2019 | 9:44 am

Tianqi Lithium to name three directors to SQM board next month

The world’s No.3 producer of the metal used in electric vehicle batteries said the candidates will be “fair” and “responsible toward shareholders”.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 8, 2019 | 6:25 am

Advantage Lithium doubles Cauchari resource

Cauchari is now Argentina’s second largest development project.

Northern Miner Staff | March 7, 2019 | 4:32 pm

Zimbabwe to allow foreign platinum miners control of local operations

Foreign platinum and diamond miners have been restricted to only 49 percent ownership of their Zimbabwe operations by the black economic empowerment law.

Reuters | March 7, 2019 | 9:14 am

Chile’s Codelco continues lithium push despite slow progress — minister

Codelco will continue to develop its lithium assets, including committing $57 million for further exploration.

Reuters | March 6, 2019 | 11:51 am

Codelco’s lithium push fades in favor of copper

Codelco’s lithium projects, once thought a shoo-in to boost global supply and lower prices, have largely fallen off forecasts.

Reuters | March 5, 2019 | 12:27 pm

Millennial Lithium’s project center in Argentina goes solar

A hybrid solar power system will provide electricity to the company's project center while reducing CO2 emissions by 147 tonnes annually and the costs for fuel by $250,000 per year.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 5, 2019 | 7:09 am