Frontier produces battery-quality lithium hydroxide in Ontario
Lithium salts were produced using a third-party’s process technology and material from its the PAK lithium project.
Thiel-backed Canadian lithium junior said to prepare Nasdaq listing
Rock Tech Lithium is preparing a Nasdaq listing to broaden its investor base and help finance a $545 million battery metals plant in Germany.
Chile to open 400,000 tonnes of lithium reserves up for exploration
The copper-producing nation, which holds the world’s largest known lithium reserves, will tender for five quotas of 80,000 tonnes each.
Zijin’s lithium foray adds to China’s push for battery materials
Zijin shares jumped as much as 8.8% in Hong Kong on Monday, and are up 17% this year.
Lithium deal shows China’s accelerating race for battery metals
Lithium has gotten so hot that even China’s gold miners want a slice of the market, sky high valuations and all.
Ganfeng raises lithium metal prices amid power crunch
The Chinese company also cited higher costs for raw materials such as lithium carbonate for the price increase.
Rock Tech Lithium to build $544 million plant in Brandenburg
The plant will be in the town of Guben, a roughly 90-minute drive from where Tesla is building its gigafactory.
Zijin Mining to acquire Neo Lithium in $737m deal
In August, Chinese gold and copper miner Zijin said its plan on lithium and other new energy minerals were in a preliminary strategic planning stage.
Automakers funding new tech aimed at making greener lithium for EVs
Stellantis, Bill Gates' Breakthrough Energy Ventures and others have invested millions of dollars or signed supply agreements with so-called direct lithium extraction (DLE) start-ups.
Lithium Americas expands Thacker Pass resource, awaits final permit decision
Thacker Pass, in Humboldt County, Nevada, is considered to be the largest known lithium resource in the US.