Sinomine suspends Zimbabwe lithium ops over authorities’ concerns
The lithium operations have been put on hold for 7 days to address administrative concerns raised by authorities.
Lithium industry leads employment growth in Argentina’s mining sector
Employment in Argentina’s lithium mining sector grew by 68% year-over-year.
Lithium Americas’ breakup is really about China, executive says
The company announced a plan in November to separate its Argentine and North American units into two separate entities.
Quebec energy shortfall hurts EV supply chain, says lithium CEO
“Only a few years ago, you wanted to build a mine, there wasn’t a question of whether you would get the power or not," Sayona's CEO says.
Brazil seeks investor-friendly approach to lithium in bid to tap EV boom
The main focus for now is attracting investors to produce and export lithium concentrate from Brazil’s hard rock deposits.
Albemarle aims to expand Chile lithium mine in 2028 with new technology
Albemarle currently extracts the metal using mass evaporation ponds from brine taken from underground reservoirs.
American Lithium unit gets green light to explore new area in Peru
The new exploration will allow the firm to expand its existing resources in the southern Puno region.
Head of new lithium giant building supply chain for Americas
“America-centric is a big differentiator for us with customers, with investors,” said Livent CEO Paul Graves.
Scientists find two different types of water in lithium-rich salt flats
US-based researchers have characterized for the first time two types of surface water in the hyperarid salars that contain much of the world’s lithium deposits.
Allkem, Livent merge to create world’s third largest lithium miner
The all-share business combination creates a giant lithium firm with forecasted production capacity of 248,000 tonnes of LCE a year.
