July 11, 2023

Zijin in talks with Argentina to turn lithium into battery cathode

Zijin has agreed to partner with Camyen, the provincial stage.mining.company of Catamarca, and a unit of state-run energy firm YPF.

July 11, 2023

Biden’s electric car sales plan to strain critical mineral supplies – automakers

Stellantis and Toyota Motor blasted a Biden administration plan to squelch auto pollution, saying it would compel aggressive and unrealistic sales of EVs.

July 11, 2023

IEA says critical minerals supply could pull close to demand by 2030

Investment in critical mineral mining surged 30% in 2022.

July 10, 2023

Azimut-Rio Tinto’s Quebec lithium exploration deal a ‘benchmark’, says Lulin

The total value of the agreements is expected to reach up to C$115.7 million, including expenditures and cash payments.

July 10, 2023

Nevada juniors collaborate on mine reclamation research

Two research projects aimed at offsetting carbon emissions and implementing sustainable mine reclamation are in development in the Tonopah Silver District.

July 10, 2023

Patriot Battery Metals hits back at short-seller report

Night Market Research called Patriot a "mining unicorn" and alleges the junior has used “curiously timed buyout rumours” to inflate its share price.

July 9, 2023

Eramet in talks with European carmakers over Argentina lithium plan – CEO

Eramet is in talks with European carmakers over commercial agreements that would help the company finance its lithium production project in Argentina.

July 7, 2023

Argentina’s Pan American Energy joins oil industry’s push into lithium

The company plans to dig exploratory wells in Argentina’s Andean salt flats by year-end.

July 7, 2023

The global lithium rush is only at the beginning

Interview with Gene Morgan, CEO of brinefield services company Zelandez on the outlook for lithium prices, Chile nationalisation, Bolivia's prospects and impact of US IRA act.

July 7, 2023

LG Energy doubles lithium purchase from SQM

Battery maker to buy over 100,000 tons of lithium carbonate and lithium hydroxide from SQM.