Perth-based lithium producer Pilbara Minerals is on track with ramping up the first stage of its Pilgangoora project in Western Australia after producing 47,859t of 6pc spodumene concentrate and 56,634 lbs of tantalum concentrate in October-December, its first quarter of production.
News ID: 3399 Publish Date : 2019/01/25
Chile’s Chemical and Mining Society (SQM), the world’s second largest producer of lithium , used in batteries that power electric cars and high tech devices, has taken measures to protect sensitive information from China’s Tianqi Lithium, which recently acquired almost a quarter of the company.
News ID: 3395 Publish Date : 2019/01/25
Chile’s nuclear watchdog CCHEN is considering an investigation into potential fraud after an audit found that the agency for decades failed to properly record exports of ultralight battery metal lithium , documents obtained by Reuters show.
News ID: 3307 Publish Date : 2019/01/17
Canada’s Cobalt 27 Capital (TSXV: KBLT)(OTCQX: CBLLF)(FRA: 27O) is tapping into the lithium sector by acquiring a royalty of 1.5% of gross revenues and A$2 per tonne of ore mined at the Mount Marion lithium project in Western Australia, the latest in a series of major deals the company has announced in less than a year.
News ID: 3199 Publish Date : 2019/01/08
Australian miner Galaxy Resources Ltd said on Monday it has received several offers from potential partners for its flagship Sal de Vida project in Argentina.
News ID: 3132 Publish Date : 2019/01/01
SANTIAGO – Chile will delay a previously announced arbitration with Albemarle Corp (ALB.N), the world’s top lithium producer, in anticipation that the US-based miner will make a new offer to bring it into compliance with a 2016 contract, a source close to the negotiations told Reuters.
News ID: 3105 Publish Date : 2018/12/29
Russia's state-owned nuclear power company Rosatom has offered Chile's government technology it says can boost output of lithium , a key ingredient in electric vehicle batteries, according to lobbyist transparency filings reviewed by Reuters.
News ID: 3097 Publish Date : 2018/12/28
All three major US equity indexes gained at least 4% on Wednesday, with the S&P 500 and Dow Jones closing just short of a 5% surge. It’s the first time that has happened since 2011, according to Bloomberg.
News ID: 3086 Publish Date : 2018/12/27
US-based specialty chemicals producer Albemarle signed an asset sale and share subscription agreement with Australia-based Mineral Resources to split ownership of the Wodgina lithium project.
News ID: 2918 Publish Date : 2018/12/15
Germany and Bolivia today sealed a partnership for the industrial use of lithium , a key component in the batteries that power electric cars and cell phones.
News ID: 2909 Publish Date : 2018/12/13
AVZ Minerals’ Manono became the world’s largest non-brine lithium resource after the Perth-based company released the maiden estimate for its 60%-owned project in southern DRC in August this year.
News ID: 2884 Publish Date : 2018/12/11
Joint-venture partners Tawana Resources and Alliance Minerals Assets have started offtake discussions for the increased lithium concentrate that they expect to come from their Bald Hill mine in Western Australia.
News ID: 2628 Publish Date : 2018/11/16
The board of directors of Australian lithium producer Pilbara Minerals has approved the stage two expansion of its Pilgangoora project in Western Australia (WA), paving the way for its lithium concentrate output of over 800,000 t/yr.
News ID: 2623 Publish Date : 2018/11/16
Australia-based metals developer Core Exploration has increased the size of its Finniss lithium project in the Northern Territory (NT) to 5mn t grading 1.5pc lithium oxide, confirming its status as one of Australia's highest grade undeveloped lithium projects.
News ID: 2513 Publish Date : 2018/11/06
Chinese chemicals producer Shandong Fengyuan Chemical is making progress in building production plants for lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cathode material and nickel-cobalt-manganese (NCM) battery cathode material.
News ID: 2449 Publish Date : 2018/10/26
The world's largest undeveloped hard rock lithium project is aiming to produce a minimum of 440,000 t/yr of lithium concentrate over a period of 20 years, but is also undertaking studies that may sharply increase annual output.
News ID: 2394 Publish Date : 2018/10/09
The ENAPAC project is meant to serve mainly the mining industry, which is very active in Chile’s dry, but copper and lithium -rich north.
News ID: 2289 Publish Date : 2018/09/27
South Korean steelmaker POSCO has inked a deal to acquire lithium mining rights in Argentina from Australia's Galaxy Resources, in a deal worth $280 million.
News ID: 2178 Publish Date : 2018/08/28
A month ago Morgan Stanley sent shares of lithium producers and explorers tumbling after the investment bank forecast growing surplus in the market starting as soon as now, resulting in forecast prices halving from today’s levels.
News ID: 2085 Publish Date : 2018/04/18
In the last 10 years, the mining industry has been on a roller-coaster, with commodity prices reaching both historic highs and lows, as well as operational realities shifting irrevocably in the face of a digital revolution.
News ID: 1907 Publish Date : 2018/02/07