Auto engine parts makers eyeing the promising electric-vehicle market are dealing with a severe case of delayed gratification.

Schlumberger NV is teaming up with a MIT spinoff on efforts to limit the amount of water needed to produce lithium.

Several companies are building refineries in Australia that would turn locally-mined lithium ore into battery-grade chemicals.

South32 aims to accelerate development of the first new US manganese mine for decades as carmakers rush to secure supply of the metal needed in EV batteries.

Visualize the world's top lithium producing countries since 2012 and forecasts for winners and losers out to 2031.

The NICO project is an advanced development stage critical minerals asset that has already received environmental assessment approval.

Keliber aims to be the first fully-integrated lithium producer in Europe, targeting first production in 2024.