The mining industry needs to bring online the equivalent of 17 more Escondidas by 2050, says interim CEO Sherry Duhe.

Metso’s recycling process offers complete processes for lithium extraction from brines or ore.

The Swiss government stated that commercial exploitation should be postponed until more scientific knowledge is obtained.

The government plans to submit a bill to Congress later this year to create a national lithium company.

Extracting copper, nickel, cobalt and other minerals from mine waste could provide a key new source of the minerals needed for the energy transition.

List includes nickel, titanium, vanadium and tungsten.

Rio set up its battery materials business in 2021 before buying the Rincon lithium mine in Argentina.