China’s General Lithium to launch 60,000 T spodumene converter by end of 2020
China's fourth-biggest lithium producer, plans to start building a plant to convert mineral ore to lithium that will more than triple its capacity.
China's fourth-biggest lithium producer, plans to start building a plant to convert mineral ore to lithium that will more than triple its capacity.
Chile's SQM, the world’s second-largest lithium miner, said expansion plans had gone better than expected and that sales would likely beat its forecasts for this year.
Tianqi's $4.1B purchase of a 24% stake in SQM went through in December, but the Chinese firm has faced push back.
Metso has been awarded a contract to supply pyro-processing and comminution equipment for a lithium hydroxide processing plant at Albemarle's Kemerton site.
The company recently drilled 1,340 metres across five holes at the Spark pegmatite zone, part of its PAK lithium project in Ontario. All five holes intersected significant spodumene pegmatite.
The Japanese trading house is backing Sigma's Grota do Cirilo hard rock lithium project, in the south-eastern province of Minas Gerais.
The latest drill results include: 1,084 ppm lithium over 36.4 metres, 994 ppm lithium over 42.7 metres and 934 ppm lithium over 44 metres.
The company said the granting of the patent comes at a time of surging demand for lithium-ion batteries as part of the trend towards ‘the electrification of everything.'
The plant is expected to produce up to 15,000 tonnes of lithium concentrate (spodumene) per year from samples taken at the PAK deposit, located in Canada's northwestern Ontario.
Ganfeng Lithium Co plans to spend $160m to boost its stake in an Argentina project with Lithium Americas Corp from 37.5% to 50%.