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Bolivia has chosen a Chinese consortium to help it produce lithium , the government said on Wednesday, giving China a potential foothold in the country's huge untapped reserves of the prized electric battery metal.
News ID: 3593    Publish Date : 2019/02/07

As expansion programs at South American brine operations slow down, the bulk of new lithium capacity is coming from hard rock mines.
News ID: 3566    Publish Date : 2019/02/05

A study by Wood Mackenzie forecasts that global lead production, excluding that of China, will increase in 2019 by about 250 kt, which is equivalent to over 10% of current output.
News ID: 3552    Publish Date : 2019/02/04

Last year saw perhaps less exuberance in the lithium sector. The muted response to the IPOs of industry majors Ganfeng and Livent (ex-FMC) probably best exemplified the lull in excitement. Meanwhile, stocks of already traded lithium companies also had a painful time of it in 2018.
News ID: 3513    Publish Date : 2019/01/31

Following the development of a copper-graphene nanocomposite that adds 3% graphene to pure copper, Codelco Tech, a subsidiary of the world’s top copper producer, and engineering innovation firm Ennomotive chose three people to lead the creation of applications where the new material can be practically used.
News ID: 3451    Publish Date : 2019/01/28

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