The study envisions a 17-year operation that will excavate a total of 26.3 million tonnes of ore grading 0.87% Li2O.

The £300 million ($349 million) grant-funding program is closing to new orders on Tuesday.

There’s a fight brewing in the lithium market, after a controversial forecast from Goldman Sachs analysts set off a backlash among some of the industry’s most prominent experts.

Global cumulative lithium-ion battery capacity could rise over five-fold to 5,500 gigawatt-hour (GWh) between 2021 and 2030. 

The current $7,500 tax credit phases out after a manufacturer hit 200,000 vehicles sold.

The company plans to price the share sale on Wednesday, according to people familiar with the matter.

As the mining industry gathers in Toronto this week for one of its biggest annual events, the focus will be on two groups of metals.