Albemarle details efforts to boost its Chilean lithium output by 30%

The exchange will work Fastmarkets to provide the reference price lithium, a key component in the batteries that power electric vehicles and high-tech devices.

Expanded drilling at the Chapitos gold-copper project is expected to commence during the latter half of 2019.

The project is located along the prolific West Fissure fault system, near the open-pit Escondida mine.

The International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) has picked someone outside the industry to oversee an initiative aimed at setting new dam safety standards for miners.

All of the tailing dams are located in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais.

According to a paper in Resources Policy, such compensation packages actively encourage managers to cut costs and increase production regardless of the risks associated with those decisions.

Donald Trump’s tariffs targeting Mexico risks backfiring on the US, at least in the global metals market.

In April, ethical investors working on a global standard for tailings dams had written to 683 listed resource companies, including major miners, asking for information to be made public within 45 days about every facility they control.

According to Sweden's Deputy Minister of Foreign Trade and Promotion, the country has become lithium-thirsty due to an increase in demand for electric cars.