Lithium mining is slowly sinking Chile’s Atacama salt flat, study shows
Chile's Atacama salt flat is sinking at a rate of 1 to 2 centimeters per year due to lithium brine extraction.
Patriot Battery targets 400,000 t/y at Quebec lithium project
Patriot plans to make a final investment decision by 2027, begin construction in 2028, and start production in early 2029.
SQM profit down 63%, anticipates continued weak lithium prices
The world's second-biggest lithium producer expects the downward trend in the metal's prices to continue for the rest of the year.
Chile’s lithium output to reach 285,000t in 2025, copper commission says
The global market is forecast to post a surplus of 117,000 tons of lithium this year.
E3, Pure Lithium to test production of lithium metal batteries from Alberta brine
The companies will assess the technical and economic criteria of a commercial lithium metal battery facility.
Tetra Technologies invests in lithium tech developer KMX
The deal is among the latest in the direct lithium extraction sector.
Lithium Argentina shares rise as Ganfeng takes project stake
The Pastos Grandes project is a lithium brine development located in the same basin as Ganfeng Lithium’s Pozuelos-Pastos Grandes project.
Alberta backs E3 Lithium with $3.6m for expanded demo plant
The project aims to help E3 Lithium achieve its goal of producing battery-grade lithium carbonate from Alberta’s brine resources.
European Energy Metals expands lithium exploration in Finland
The new licences are largely contiguous with those held by Sibanye-Stillwater at the Keliber project.
Lithium liquidity jumps on CME as traders seek arbitrage plays
Open interest has continuously hit record after record since April.
