Lithium Top Stories

Heavy rains to threaten 25% of copper projects by 2050

Verisk Maplecroft predicts that by mid-century, a quarter of global copper projects will be affected by extreme precipitation.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 20, 2024 | 5:47 am

Tetra Technologies invests in lithium tech developer KMX

The deal is among the latest in the direct lithium…

Reuters | August 19, 2024 | 6:53 am

Lithium Argentina shares rise as Ganfeng takes project stake

The Pastos Grandes project is a lithium brine development located…

Northern Miner Staff | August 16, 2024 | 11:27 am

Alberta backs E3 Lithium with $3.6m for expanded demo plant

The project aims to help E3 Lithium achieve its goal…

Northern Miner Staff | August 16, 2024 | 10:45 am

European Energy Metals expands lithium exploration in Finland

The new licences are largely contiguous with those held by…

Staff Writer | August 15, 2024 | 9:05 am

Tianqi weighs bid to protect interests in Chile’s SQM-Codelco lithium deal

Friday's pact, while seen as pivotal to boost Chile's lithium output, would potentially dilute Tianqi's stake in SQM.

Reuters | June 3, 2024 | 6:42 am

Researchers push for using iron instead of cobalt, nickel in next-gen lithium-ion batteries

A team of scientists has transformed the reactivity of iron metal, the cheapest metal commodity.

Staff Writer | June 3, 2024 | 6:06 am

Gina Rinehart ups stake in lithium-focused Vulcan

The mining billionaire, through its firm Hancock Prospecting, is now Vulcan's second largest shareholder, with a 7.5% stake.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 3, 2024 | 6:03 am

Argentine Chamber of Mining Companies rejects possible royalty hike

The Argentine Chamber of Mining Companies issued a communiqué rejecting a possible 5% increase in mining royalties.

Staff Writer | June 2, 2024 | 1:35 pm

Lithium Ionic feasibility gives Bandeira project in Brazil $1.3 billion NPV

Study outlines an operation with a post-tax net present value more than four times higher than its initial capital costs.

Blair McBride | May 31, 2024 | 11:48 am

India’s Altmin in talks with Australia for lithium supplies

Altmin, India's only cathode active materials producer, currently sources lithium carbonate from Brazil and Bolivia.

Reuters | May 31, 2024 | 8:42 am

Codelco and SQM agree on final lithium deal

Their partnership is expected to start in 2025 and run through 2060, with Codelco overseeing general management as of 2031.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 31, 2024 | 6:07 am

High-capacity iron-based cathodes for EV batteries are now a reality

Researchers at Canada’s McGill University unlocked the potential to produce batteries using more sustainable and less costly materials.

Staff Writer | May 31, 2024 | 6:06 am

Chile hopes SQM-Codelco deal to proceed as planned, finance minister says

The arrangement would see Codelco take a majority stake in SQM’s Atacama salt flat assets in exchange for 30 more years of operations.

Bloomberg News | May 31, 2024 | 3:15 am

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