Lithium Top Stories

Biden administration considering price support to backstop critical minerals projects

The new policy would involve setting a price floor for certain projects, according to POLITICO.

Staff Writer | August 30, 2024 | 9:41 am

Brazil BNDES to fund Sigma’s second lithium concentrate plant

Investment will be used to increase lithium production in Grota…

Staff Writer | August 30, 2024 | 8:19 am

GM delays additional $330m investment in Thacker Pass, Lithium Americas says

General Motors has delayed the second tranche of investment in…

Reuters | August 30, 2024 | 7:04 am

Mineral Resources tightens belt after lithium, iron ore prices fall

Shares in heavily indebted Australian miner slump, but CEO Chris…

Kristie Batten | August 29, 2024 | 1:00 pm

Mining billionaire who banned work from home targets coffee runs

Mineral Resources chief Chris Ellison’s office policy is something of…

Bloomberg News | August 29, 2024 | 11:53 am

Lithium Ionic arranges $11 million financing for Brazil projects

Net proceeds will go towards Lithium Ionic's two development projects, Itinga and Salinas.

Staff Writer | June 3, 2024 | 8:57 am

CNGR looks to snap up more lithium projects in Argentina

Senior CNGR executives visited at least three deposits in Argentina last week.

Bloomberg News | June 3, 2024 | 7:00 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

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