Australia’s Prospect Resources closing in on Zimbabwe lithium financing
The Australian-listed company expects to secure more than $55 million in funding for the first phase of the Arcadia Lithium project.
It’s time to regulate the lithium cartel
There is an emerging oligopoly in one of the hottest elements on the periodic table, lithium.
China’s Chilean entry raises doubts about lithium price outlook
SQM shares plunge after Tanqi Lithium acquisition seems to indicate cooling fervour for lithium assets.
Zimbabwe lithium excites but projects face funding hurdle
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has been trying to shore up foreign investor interest in a country rich in mineral resources but starved of capital.
China’s Tianqi Lithium buys minority stake in SQM for $4.1bn
The Asian firm has bought a 24% stake in Chile’s Sociedad Quimica y Minera (SQM), one of the world’s biggest lithium producers.
Australia’s Kidman Resources to supply lithium hydroxide to Tesla Inc
The deal is for an initial three-year term on a "fixed-price take-or-pay basis."
Argosy seeks project financing for Argentina lithium site through pilot sales -exec
Argosy's Rincon project in northern Argentina will start producing 500 tonnes per year of lithium carbonate equivalent (LCE) next month.
Chemists find new way to create lithium metal electrodes for batteries
The experts developed a new process for creating lithium metal that may boost the energy and capacity of rechargeable batteries.
Nutrien speeds up sale of $4bn-stake in Chilean lithium giant SQM
The world’s largest potash miner said it expected to have an announcement on the matter by the end of June.
Private firm takes on Codelco for control of Chile lithium deposit
Australia's Lithium Power International and Canada's Bearing Lithium have sued Chile to block state-run Codelco from exploiting a lithium deposit where both have claims.