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Chile’s lithium giant SQM sees prices falling further this year

But the world's second largest producer said they will remain higher than the average reached last year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 24, 2018 | 5:00 am

Aussie miner ready to export first rare earths from Kimberly region

The Browns Range heavy rare earths pilot plant was officially opened late last month and will make Northern Minerals the only significant dysprosium and terbium heavy rare earth producer outside of China.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 20, 2018 | 10:15 am

Titanium miner Kenmare’s H1 profit surges on stronger Chinese demand

Kenmare Resources' pretax profit for the first half of the year tripled as it shipped more finished products to China and other Asian markets.

Reuters | August 20, 2018 | 10:00 am

Lithium price: Chile giant’s scorched earth strategy

Playbook follows success in the iodine market

Frik Els | August 17, 2018 | 2:34 pm

China’s CATL to start producing next-gen low-cobalt batteries in 2019 — source

China's largest lithium battery maker will produce nickel-rich batteries, which are cheaper to make and have longer life-spans than cobalt-based ones.

Reuters | August 17, 2018 | 4:38 am

Standard Lithium tries new approach to speed up production in Arkansas

Canadian company is focused on unlocking the value of existing large-scale US based lithium bearing brine resources that can be brought into production quickly.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 16, 2018 | 8:20 am

China’s Ganfeng grabs SQM’s stake in Argentinean lithium project

The $87.5-million deal is the latest Chinese acquisition of a lithium project in South America, following Tianqi Lithium’s decision to buy 24% of SQM for $4.1 billion, which has not yet been approved by Chile’s antitrust regulator.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 14, 2018 | 7:34 am

Lithium boom unlikely to disrupt potash market — analyst

While lithium and potash are often found in the same deposits and mined together, the increasing number of projects aimed at producing the white metal shouldn’t have an impact in the potash market.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 14, 2018 | 5:55 am

Auto industry’s use of lithium-ion batteries to grow seven-fold by 2025

The need to store electricity, generated by renewable energy sources such as wind and solar, will also help demand to grow, the Metal Bulletin says.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 13, 2018 | 3:43 am

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