Chile opens 26 lithium salt flats to private companies
Chile has revealed a long-awaited list of lithium-bearing salt flats that will be open to private investors with the goal of increasing local production of the battery metal by 70%…
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SQM looks to nurture lithium tech startups with accelerator program
Chile’s SQM (NYSE: SQM), the world’s second largest lithium producer, is calling startups with innovative solutions in the fields of water usage, lithium and electromobility to join the third round of…
Mineral Resources ups stake in Azure as Australia lithium consolidation heats up
Australia’s Mineral Resources (ASX: MIN) has acquired additional shares in Azure Minerals (ASX: AZS), raising its stake in the battery metals project developer to 12.3%. This comes a week after Australia’s richest…
SQM grows Aussie footprint with Tambourah earn-in deal
Chile’s SQM (NYSE: SQM), the world’s second-largest lithium producer, has inked an earn-in agreement with Tambourah Metals (ASX: TMB) covering the Australian explorer’s Julimar North project in Western Australia Under the…
SQM and Codelco kick off talks over lithium partnership
SQM (NYSE: SQM), the world’s second-largest lithium miner, and Chile’s state-owned copper miner Codelco have formally begun talks aimed at setting up a public-private partnership to extract the battery metal…
Juniors see glass half full in Chile’s new lithium plan
Plans by the Chilean government to strengthen control over the country’s lithium have sent shockwaves through the industry and markets. As headlines warned of resource nationalism, shares in SQM (NYSE:…
Chile’s lithium policy a boon to other producers
Joe Lowry, known in mining circles as “Mr. Lithium”, warns the lack of specifics in Chile’s policy likely to affect investment.
Chile’s state miner seeks US$1.5B from lithium partner
Chile’s National Mining Company (Enami) is looking for a private partner to contribute with a US$1.5 billion-investment and knowledge to develop its lithium assets. The state miner Enami will be…
Chile to nationalize its lithium industry
The long-awaited policy sets ups a public-private model in which the state will partner with miners through a dedicated national lithium company.
SQM earmarks US$3.4B in spending by 2025 as profits soar
Chile’s SQM (NYSE: SQM), the world’s second-largest lithium producer, said on Thursday it had earmarked US$3.4 billion of new capital spending by 2025 to boost its production capacity to 210,000 tonnes…
Sigma Lithium secures US$100M for Brazil mine expansion
Sigma Lithium (TSXV: SGML; NASDAQ: SGML) has secured up to US$100 million from shareholder Synergy Capital to build the initial phase of a US$155-million expansion at its Grota do Cirilo…
SQM expects high lithium prices to stay put
Chile’s SQM (NYSE: SQM), the world’s second largest lithium producer, expects prices for the battery metal to stay high into 2023 on the back of soaring demand boosted by strong…