Lithium Top Stories

Liontown signs 5-year lithium supply deal with Ford Motor

Company to supply lithium spodumene from its flagship Kathleen Valley project in Western Australia.

Reuters | June 28, 2022 | 4:51 pm

Sayona, Piedmont approve North American Lithium project restart in Quebec

Project will launch North America’s first local spodumene concentrate production.

Staff Writer | June 28, 2022 | 11:44 am

Albemarle urges US to cut red tape to boost lithium supply chain

Albemarle is in the process of restarting its Kings Mountain…

Bloomberg News | June 28, 2022 | 10:08 am

China’s Huayou faces clash with regulator over Zimbabwe lithium project

China's biggest cobalt refiner acquired the hard-rock Arcadia lithium mine…

Reuters | June 28, 2022 | 7:16 am

Mining firms poised to lead capital raisings in Canada, TSX CEO says

A big source of capital for the critical minerals sector…

Reuters | June 27, 2022 | 12:52 pm

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Chile set to unveil 25 mining projects open for investment at this year’s PDAC

The Chilean government will actively be seeking investors for 25 new mining projects when it attends the PDAC Convention in Toronto next week.

Global Public Affairs | February 27, 2019 | 10:18 am

MGX enters next phase in development of high energy lithium-ion batteries

The two-year MGX-UBC research program has an initial goal of creating a hybrid silicon-graphite anode that will not require industry retooling.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | February 26, 2019 | 3:01 pm

Europe’s push for EVs a boon to Savannah’s Portugal lithium project

The company is close to making a decision on developing Mina do Barroso mine, which could become the first European supplier of spodumene, a lithium-bearing mineral.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 24, 2019 | 6:55 am

Copper and lithium giant squeezing water rights for miners

Wetlands have been dried out, the environment has been damaged, for the salt flat and for local communities, it is already too late.

Bloomberg News | February 21, 2019 | 11:01 am

Canadian miners had a tough 2018, but optimism remains — EY

Ernst & Young’s Canadian Mining Eye index, which tracks the performance of 100 Toronto Stock Exchange and TSX Venture Exchange mid-tier and junior miners — dropped 2% in the last quarter of 2018.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 21, 2019 | 9:00 am

Albemarle bullish on lithium outlook after 4th quarter profit

The world's largest lithium producer "sees nothing that could slow demand for the white metal used to make electric car batteries."

Reuters | February 20, 2019 | 3:04 pm

Lithium price: Weather takes more tonnes off the market

Orocobre's expected production bump in Argentina won't happen this year.

Frik Els | February 19, 2019 | 4:08 pm

LiCo Energy Metals withdraws from Chilean lithium project facing community opposition

The Vancouver-based miner said that management decided to leave Purickuta due to “unworkable property conditions."

MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 19, 2019 | 7:20 am

Canada lithium mining hopeful takes another big hit

A week after cost blowout sent the stock crashing Quebec lithium mine developer Nemaska is forced to terminate major supply agreement, pay penalties.

Frik Els | February 18, 2019 | 4:40 pm

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