Rio Tinto kicks off lithium production in the US
Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) has kicked off lithium production from waste rock at a plant located at a borates mine it…
Albemarle
Albemarle moves ahead with expansions despite lithium market weakness
Albemarle (NYSE: ALB), the world’s top lithium producer, is moving forward with expansion projects at Kemerton in Western Australia and La Negra in Chile, both…
Albemarle to close two lithium facilities in the US
U.S. miner Albemarle (NYSE: ALB), the world’s top lithium producer, said this week it would temporarily shut two operations due to weaker demand for the…
Top 10 US-based mining companies
Mining in the United States has been ongoing for centuries and has played a role in the country’s development over the years. The Northern Miner…
Lithium producers ramp up
Lithium is heating up, with the price globally on the rise following higher demand. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) estimates lithium production last year increased…
Pure Energy’s Robinson surveys the world’s lithium deposits
VANCOUVER —While the burgeoning lithium market has sent companies scrambling to secure and advance lithium projects across the globe, anyone new to the scene may…
Pure Energy fosters ingenuity for lithium brine technology
VANCOUVER — Pure Energy Minerals (TSXV: PE) is testing a processing technology that could be a game changer for its Clayton Valley South lithium brine project,…