Lithium Chile’s drilling program on track despite protests
The Calgary-based miner submitted an exploration drilling notice of work for its Turi project.
Recycled lithium batteries market to hit $6 billion by 2030 — report
Circular Energy Storage predicts the world will generate around 1.2 million tonnes of battery waste per year by 2030.
LME to launch lithium committee including Tesla, Albemarle
The LME is planning a lithium contract, and in June selected Fastmarkets to provide a reference price, but has given no timeline for an official launch.
Savannah Resources in talks with carmakers, sees Portuguese lithium in 2021
Savannah already mines feldspar, quartz and pegmatites in Barroso, a mountainous region in the north of Portugal.
Stung by sliding prices, lithium industry pares back expansions
Albemarle, SQM and other lithium producers have been scaling back expansion plans as near-term oversupply concerns drag on prices.
Albemarle cuts 2019 forecast on lithium price pressure
The company now expects adjusted earnings per share in the range of $6.00 to $6.20 in the year, compared with its previous estimate of $6.25 to $6.65.
Australia’s Galaxy Resources to cut lithium production
Australian lithium producers have been cutting supply amid plummeting prices in recent months.
Tianqi has first loss in 5-1/2 years as lithium prices crash
Chengdu-based Tianqi reported a net loss of 53.9 million yuan ($7.62 million) for July-September 2019, versus net profit of 379.7 million yuan a year earlier.
Rio Tinto kicks off $10m pilot hoping to become the largest lithium miner in US
The miner will be extracting lithium from the tailings of its California Boron mine.
Lithium Chile gets environmental approvals for Turi exploration drilling
Surface access was successfully negotiated in early 2019 with the Turi Indigenous Community.
