September 12, 2023

Pentagon awards $110 million more to Albemarle, Talon Metals

Albemarle will receive $90 million for its forthcoming reopening of the Kings Mountain lithium mine.

September 12, 2023

US committee recommends royalties on minerals for EVs in sweeping reform proposal

In addition to recommending royalties of 4% to 8%, it advocated for moving to a system of leasing federal lands for mining.

September 12, 2023

Synthetic graphite for EV batteries: Can the West crack China’s code?

Synthetic graphite could account for nearly two-thirds of the EV battery anode market by 2025.

September 12, 2023

Hertz Lithium, Penn State University develop efficient process for extracting lithium from spodumene

Spodumene mineral is the major source of high-purity lithium.

September 11, 2023

LithiumBank inks direct extraction tech deal for Prairies brine projects

The agreement gives LithiumBank a full licence to use a group of continuous ion-exchange technologies in Alberta and Saskatchewan.

September 11, 2023

Ancient volcano in US may hold largest lithium resource on Earth

A new study estimates that the McDermitt Caldera hosts claystones containing 20 million to 40 million metric tons of lithium.

September 11, 2023

Scramble for riches: Can South America’s Lithium Triangle mint new millionaires?

Argentina, Bolivia and Chile hold two thirds of the world’s lithium reserves.

September 11, 2023

Malaysia to ban export of rare earths to boost domestic industry

China recently announced curbs of some critical metals used in the semiconductor industry.

September 11, 2023

Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting takes major stake in Liontown

Australian billionaire Gina Rinehart has positioned herself as the kingmaker in Albemarle’s $4.3bn takeover bid for Liontown Resources.

September 10, 2023

US lags behind China, India, EU when it comes to battery recycling – report

The US still needs to deploy the necessary infrastructure to match the recycling pace of those regions, a recent report by IDTechEx shows.