PREMIUM CONTENT - Although Lithium Chile (TSXV: LITH) has been a lithium-focused company since 2015, that wasn’t always the case. It went public in 2011 under the name Kairos Capital, and did so with six copper-gold prospects in Chile.
While lithium today isn’t the linchpin of Chile’s economy (that would be copper), miners are aggressively expanding production.
SQM, world no 3 lithium miner, plans to nearly quadruple capacity in fewer than three years – to the equivalent of 84% of global output last year.
In a written decision, it said it was "the responsibility of the lower-court judge" who is reviewing the case and was not a constitutional issue.
Chilean miner SQM said on Thursday that it would invest $525 million to boost its lithium production capacity in Chile through 2021.
Alberta's E3 Metals Corp. developed a chemical extraction process that allows lithium to be produced in hours.
The Australian-listed company expects to secure more than $55 million in funding for the first phase of the Arcadia Lithium project.
There is an emerging oligopoly in one of the hottest elements on the periodic table, lithium.
SQM shares plunge after Tanqi Lithium acquisition seems to indicate cooling fervour for lithium assets.