Lithium Top Stories

Chile’s lower house of Congress asks Boric to void Codelco-SQM deal

The partnership between Codelco and SQM is a major component of president Boric's plan to boost the state role in Chile's production of lithium.

Reuters | July 24, 2024 | 8:30 am

Pilbara Minerals says lithium prices may have bottomed

The lithium miner said it expects fiscal 2025 output to…

Reuters | July 23, 2024 | 3:39 pm

Scientists discover ‘dark oxygen’ being produced by seabed metals

Researchers sampled the seabed of the Clarion-Clapperton Zone to assess…

Staff Writer | July 23, 2024 | 9:37 am

US Senators release energy permitting reform bill

Energy Permitting Reform Act of 2024 could speed up approvals…

Staff Writer | July 22, 2024 | 4:57 pm

Avalon reports drill results of up to 1.95% Li2O at Ontario project

The current resource estimate for the Big Whopper deposit includes…

Staff Writer | July 22, 2024 | 10:12 am

MinRes stalls lithium growth, awaits higher prices

Prices have tanked around 85% over the past 18 months to bottom in the quarter to March 31.

Reuters | April 24, 2024 | 12:19 am

European firms, banks must boost investment in critical minerals, official says

The European Commission has estimated that the EU will require 18 times more lithium in 2030 than in 2020 and fives times more cobalt.

Reuters | April 23, 2024 | 10:21 am

Rio Tinto, Eramet submit plans to develop lithium extraction tech in Chile

They are among 30 companies from 12 countries that presented plans to develop lithium extraction technology in Chile’s salt flats.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 23, 2024 | 3:55 am

Huayou cuts lithium production, costs on battery metals rout

The Chinese firm said its inventory levels for lithium products expanded by more than 3,900% last year.

Bloomberg News | April 22, 2024 | 5:51 am

Emirati company to invest $550 million in Argentinian lithium project

United Mining Projects Corporation, through Marhen Lithium, wants to develop the Rio Grande Sur lithium brine salar project in Catamarca.

Staff Writer | April 21, 2024 | 7:03 am

New process recovers five times more lithium from waste than existing technology

Scientists discovered that aluminum hydroxide can adsorb five times more lithium than can be collected using previously developed adsorbent materials.

Staff Writer | April 21, 2024 | 6:04 am

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Chile’s lower house of Congress asks Boric to void Codelco-SQM deal

Pilbara Minerals says lithium prices may have bottomed

Scientists discover ‘dark oxygen’ being produced by seabed metals

US Senators release energy permitting reform bill

Avalon reports drill results of up to 1.95% Li2O at Ontario project

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MinRes stalls lithium growth, awaits higher prices

European firms, banks must boost investment in critical minerals, official says

Rio Tinto, Eramet submit plans to develop lithium extraction tech in Chile

Huayou cuts lithium production, costs on battery metals rout

Emirati company to invest $550 million in Argentinian lithium project

New process recovers five times more lithium from waste than existing technology

Albemarle amongst recipients of tax credits under Biden’s clean energy drive

African critical minerals output could reach $2 trillion by 2050

Africa’s lithium supply to almost triple this year – Benchmark Mineral Intelligence