Argentinian MLA proposes rise in royalties that may affect lithium projects The politician wants mining royalties to be raised to 51% from the current 2%. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | August 9, 2020 | 11:59 am
Livent CEO to EV industry: sign better deals or risk lithium supply The EV industry has pushed to renegotiate supply agreements while at the same time demanding higher production later this decade. Reuters | August 7, 2020 | 11:40 am
MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week Glencore posts $2.6 billion loss, gold rally, Skeena final deal on Eskay, and more. MINING.com Editor | August 7, 2020 | 8:57 am
UK to invest in Europe’s first geothermal lithium recovery plant The project is a collaboration between Geothermal Engineering and Cornish Lithium. MINING.COM Staff Writer | August 6, 2020 | 6:30 am
Glencore posts $2.6 billion loss, scraps dividend The miner and commodities trader will focus on debt reduction. Cecilia Jamasmie | August 6, 2020 | 3:56 am
Albemarle’s quarterly profit drops 45% as lithium sales slow Sales dropped across all its divisions. Reuters | August 5, 2020 | 3:17 pm
Cobalt price surges on transport delays from SA Transport delays from South Africa against an increasingly robust Chinese demand have fuelled a price rally for cobalt hydroxide. MINING.COM Staff Writer | August 5, 2020 | 10:45 am
Giga Metals aims to develop world’s first carbon-neutral mine The Turnagain project in British Columbia is considered one of the largest undeveloped sulphide nickel deposits on the planet. MINING.COM Staff Writer | August 5, 2020 | 6:25 am
Orocobre, EnergyX join forces to develop ‘green’ lithium extraction technologies The companies want to address the challenges associated with the extraction of the metal. MINING.COM Staff Writer | August 5, 2020 | 6:15 am