Li-FT secures mystery lithium investor
Li-FT Power (TSXV: LIFT; US-OTC: LIFFF), which claims to have Canada’s third-largest maiden hard rock lithium resource, said this week that an unnamed investor is buying 9.99% of the company…
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Arkansas lithium projects heat up with royalty battle, huge underground resource
As Arkansas contends with booming lithium discoveries and investments by ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM), Albemarle (NYSE: ALB) and Standard Lithium (TSXV: SLI) among others, the state faces a battle over the amount of…
Rio’s US$6.7B Arcadium bid is its largest since 2007
Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) plans to acquire Arcadium Lithium (NYSE: ALTM; ASX: LTM) in an all-cash deal valued at US$6.7 billion, the Anglo-Australian giant confirmed on…
Rio Tinto confirms talks to buy Arcadium Lithium — but not the price
Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) has made an approach to buy Arcadium Lithium (NYSE: ALTM; ASX: LTM), the two sides confirmed on Monday, following market speculation over…
SQM deal with Andrada taps into Namibian lithium
Chile’s SQM (NYSE: SQM), the world’s second-largest lithium producer, has entered into a three-stage earn-in agreement with South Africa-based Andrada Mining (LSE: ATM) to jointly develop the Lithium Ridge asset…
Arcadium Lithium suspends Mt. Cattlin in Australia
Arcadium Lithium (NYSE: ALTM; ASX LTM), one of the world’s largest producers of the battery metal, plans to idle its Mt. Cattlin spodumene mine in Australia next year in another step…
Ganfeng Lithium cuts spending as consumers ease off the pedal for EVs
China’s Ganfeng Lithium, one of the world’s largest producers of the battery metal, says it will delay spending on projects that don’t generate “significant near-term returns” after reporting a first-half loss…
SQM profit falls 63%, sees more weak lithium prices
Chile’s SQM (NYSE: SQM), the world’s second-biggest lithium producer, reported a sharp 63% decline in quarterly profit on the back of slumping prices of the key metal used in the…
Chile-focused CleanTech Lithium heads for Australian listing
Chile-focused explorer and developer CleanTech Lithium (AIM: CTL) said on Tuesday its plans to list on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) next month, targeting to raise up to A$20 million…
Big Oil seizes lithium opportunities
Mining companies could benefit in cash and technology as major fossil fuel companies such as ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM), Occidental Petroleum (NYSE: OXY) and Equinor (NYSE: EQNR) invest in lithium, a potential lifeline amid…
Chile copper, lithium mines rattled by 7.4 quake
A 7.4-magnitude earthquake hit northern Chile on Thursday night, 45 km outside San Pedro de Atacama, where the majority of the country’s vast copper and lithium mines are located. The…
SQM and Talga team up on Aero lithium project in Sweden
SQM (NYSE: SQM), the world’s second largest lithium producer, has inked an earn-in agreement with battery anode and advanced materials company Talga Group (ASX: TLG) to jointly advance the Aero lithium…