Just four months after agreeing to give a Chinese consortium led by the lithium-ion battery manufacturer, Contemporary Amperex Technology, control over the development of Bolivia’s lithium deposits, Bolivia’s economy is undergoing a severe crisis. For […]
Over the past dozen years, hundreds of alleged human rights abuses have been committed by over 90 corporations mining minerals critical to the production of clean energy, a U.K.-based human rights organization said in a […]
Just after midnight on April 30, residents near the Salton Sea in Southern California were jolted awake by a magnitude 4.3 earthquake. Dozens of people told the U.S. Geological Survey that they felt the shaking, […]
The energy transition to a low-carbon world is mining-intensive and vulnerable to resource nationalism. To achieve net-zero emissions by 2050, the pivot toward curbing greenhouse gases will spur unprecedented demand for some of the most critical materials […]
M&A activity has been seen as a potential driver of lithium stocks, but initial reaction to the first big deal sparked some volatility, at least initially. Philadelphia-based Livent (LTHM) and Allkem, based in Argentina, announced […]
Santiago, Chile – It’s white — not yellow — but like gold, lithium has rapidly become one of the most sought-after precious metals on earth. Theoretically you can find it almost anywhere, but in practice […]
Electra Battery Materials (NASDAQ: ELBM; TSX.V: ELBM) successfully recovered lithium, in its black mass recycling trial, conducted at its refinery north of Toronto. Lithium is a critical mineral needed for the electric vehicle (EV) […]
Tesla executives met last month with Chilean authorities, including the ministers of foreign affairs and mining, as well as representatives for the country’s development agency Corfo, as the electric cars maker redoubles efforts to […]
Australia’s Jindalee Resources (ASX: JRL) says it has the largest lithium deposit in the United States after updating the resource for its McDermitt project to 21.5 million tonnes of lithium carbonate equivalent (LCE), up 65% […]
The exploration camp at the Simrac lithium project. Image from Vision Lithium. At Vision Lithium’s (TSXV: VLI) Sirmac lithium project, the preliminary economic assessment results for lithium dike deposit #5 are in. The company says […]
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