Volkswagen and Daimler push for more ‘sustainable’ Chile lithium
Move is a sign of growing supply chain concerns ahead of an expected electric vehicle boom.
Ganfeng takes control of Caucharí-Olaroz lithium JV
Ganfeng Lithium now has a 51% stake in the Cauchari-Olaroz project in Argentina.
Top lithium miner seeks to monitor water scarcity in parched Chile salt flat
A Chilean judge sided with local indigenous communities and knocked back an environmental remediation plan from SQM in December.
International Lithium grows Mariana project resource by 253%
The Vancouver-based miner just received a technical report from strategic partner Ganfeng Lithium Co.
Hydro-Québec, Mercedes to work on next-gen lithium batteries
They want to test new materials under field conditions to accelerate the development cycle.
Chile government approves Bearing Lithium’s EIA
This is one of the few EIAs approved in Chile in recent years.
Frontier Lithium expands PAK with first Spark resource
The pegmatite deposit contains 3.3 million indicated tonnes grading 1.59% Li2O.
Lithium mining shares off to the races
Lithium producers swept up in Tesla enthusiasm with Livent surging 17% and top producers SQM and Albemarle enjoying double digit gains.
Infinity Lithium’s JV fined in Spain
The company is accused of conducting work without the proper environmental permits.
China’s top lithium miner struggles to pay $6 billion debt
A collapse in lithium prices has left Tianqi struggling to cover loans that used to expand overseas.
