Chile’s Codelco, the world’s top copper miner, has signed a non-binding agreement with foreign-backed miner Salar Blanco to develop a joint lithium project at the little-known Salar de Maricunga salt flat, in the country’s north. The move, said...
Read moreGrowing global demand for batteries that power electric vehicles (EVs) and high tech devices is set to cause a supply crunch of lithium, cobalt and nickel by the mid-2020s, global consultancy Wood Mackenzie predicts. The firm’s latest research...
Read moreShares in Nemaska Lithium Inc soared on Friday after the company announced it has received a letter of intent for a $460m (C$600m) investment from specialist mining investment firm, Pallinghurst. Pallinghurst is contemplating C$200m private...
Read moreAustralian lithium miner Pilbara Minerals on Tuesday said it had signed an additional deal with Chinese automaker Great Wall Motor Co Ltd to supply spodumene concentrate, a key mineral for electric vehicles. Deliveries under the deal will begin...
Read moreContemporary Amperex Technology, China’s largest lithium battery producer, will increase its investment nearly eight times in an upcoming German base that may become the largest power unit factory in the world. CATL’s total...
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Read moreA unit of Desai Battery Technology will construct a CNY2.6 billion (USD375.4 million) plant in southern Guangdong province to make power units for Internet of Things devices in order to improve its product offering. Desai Battery plans to pen a...
Read moreChinese lithium firm Youngy Co Ltd’s wholly owned subsidiary, Ganzizhou Rongda Lithium Co Ltd, resumed production at its spodumene – a hard-rock mineral used for lithium – mine on June 10, an official told Reuters on Thursday. Strong demand from...
Read moreChilean Mining Minister Baldo Prokurica said on Tuesday the government of the South American mining powerhouse would favor neither private nor state investment as it seeks to ratchet up output of its world-leading reserves of ultralight battery...
Read moreAlbemarle Corp on Tuesday detailed a process it believes will increase its Chilean lithium output by nearly a third and said it is working to reduce the affect of precipitation on its evaporation ponds. Both steps should, if successful, help the...
Read moreAn estimated 5 million tonnes of lithium deposits have been found in China’s southwestern province of Yunnan, scientists said, potentially curbing the nation’s reliance on imports of the material, used in electric vehicle batteries...
Read moreThe race by Tesla Inc., Samsung SDI Co. and other technology giants to secure supplies of lithium — a key ingredient in batteries for electric vehicles and smartphones — is creating a unique chance for two global mining superpowers to reap more...
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