Australian lithium miners Orocobre and Galaxy to merge in $3bn deal
Business combination creates world’s fifth-biggest producer of lithium chemicals, used to make EV batteries.
Australia’s lithium miners bank on brighter times ahead as prices soar
Mineral Resources Ltd, Orocobre Ltd and Galaxy Resources filed reports that pointed to a rebound in lithium demand.
Iconic Minerals ready for permitting Bonnie Claire lithium project
The Vancouver-based miner says quartz-rich volcanic tuffs containing anomalous amounts of lithium occur within the Sarcobatus Valley, where Bonnie Claire is located.
Macquarie joins peers on bullish lithium price outlook
The bank, until now cautious in its predictions for the battery metal, has followed lithium enthusiasts with an optimistic set of forecasts.
IronRidge reports high lithium grades at Ghana project
Multiple high-grade lithium pegmatite drill intersections struck at new targets adjacent to the Ewoyaa lithium project.
Orocobre shares up on higher lithium prices
Lithium prices received by the company were up nearly 90% over the last six months.
Chile lithium watchdog to cut red tape seen crimping sector
Chile’s top lithium regulator is preparing to slash the red tape that investors have long said stymies output and new projects in the world’s No. 2 producer.
Piedmont almost doubles lithium resource at US project
The Aussie junior has reported a 40% increase in its lithium resource at the North Carolina-based project.
Portofino Resources confirms lithium-rich brines at Yergo project in Argentina
The Canadian company identified two large, anomalous sub-basins within the project’s Aparejos Salar.
Rio Tinto produces battery grade lithium in the US
The miner has proved the process of roasting and leaching waste rock to recover high grades of the metal at its Boron plant in California.
