In Chilean desert, global thirst for lithium is fuelling a ‘water war’
In Chile, threats of a government crackdown on over-usage of water often ring hollow. Mines need water, and the country´s copper-driven economy needs mines.
Western Australia sees wave of lithium and coal projects
Over the next few years, the lithium sector in Western Australia will benefit from project expenditure of several billion dollars.
POSCO to buy lithium mining rights in Argentina from Galaxy
The $280-million deal gives POSCO a package of mining tenements for 17,500 hectares of land in the northern area of the Salar del Hombre Muerto salt flat in Argentina.
Chile’s lithium giant SQM sees prices falling further this year
But the world's second largest producer said they will remain higher than the average reached last year.
Chile says to clamp down on water rights in lithium-rich Salar de Atacama
Chile is preparing major new restrictions on the extraction of water from the lithium-rich Salar de Atacama salt flats, home to top lithium miners Albemarle and SQM.
Nemaska lithium finalizes a 5 year supply agreement with Northvolt
Nemaska Lithium has entered into a 5 year supply agreement in which it supplies battery grade lithium hydroxide to Northvolt.
Canadian company one step closer to building petro-lithium extraction unit
International Battery Metals is going to work with Impact Technology Development on the design and construction of its first proprietary mobile lithium extraction unit.
China’s lithium price decline is not the full picture to an industry surging
The downturn in Chinese lithium prices has also led to many false conclusions about what is really happening to the lithium price.
China’s Tianqi Lithium seeks up to $1 billion in Hong Kong listing
The final deal size could be smaller than $1 billion due to a steep drop in lithium carbonate prices.
