Standard nears lithium investment decision
Developer Standard Lithium (TSXV, NYSE-A: SLI) is targeting a year-end investment decision on its $1.45-billion capex South West Arkansas (SWA) project, which would become the…
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Rio opens $1.4B lithium projects in Argentina
Rio Tinto (NYSE, LSE, ASX: RIO) has marked the opening of two lithium projects in Argentina backed by about $1.4 billion (C$2 billion) in combined…
UK scientists turn to biology in search for cleaner lithium
Researchers at the University of Birmingham are leading a £6.2-million ($8.2-million) project to develop protein-based membranes that could make lithium extraction more selective and potentially…
Codelco pushes Maricunga lithium project start to 2034
Chile’s state-owned copper giant Codelco said on Wednesday it now expects production from its Maricunga lithium project to begin in 2034 — a four-year delay…
Sigma Lithium wins appeal in Brazil, removing $10M legal order
Sigma Lithium (NASDAQ, TSXV: SGML) says it has won an appeal in Brazil overturning a lower-court decision tied to the environmental impacts of the company’s…
GM faces vote over Indigenous risks at Thacker Pass
A group of faith-based investors is pressing General Motors (NYSE: GM) shareholders to back a proposal calling for greater disclosure of Indigenous rights risks tied…
China’s grip on lithium to hit 39% by 2030: WoodMac
Chinese companies are on track to control 39% of global lithium production by 2030 as they deepen investments across Africa, Australia and South America, tightening…
Milei OKs Lithium Argentina’s $1.24B growth under RIGI
A $1.24-billion (C$1.7 billion) expansion of Lithium Argentina’s (TSX, NYSE: LAR) Cauchari-Olaroz mine is one of two mining projects approved by Buenos Aires under the…
Argentina Lithium gets $100M to advance Rincon West
Argentina Lithium & Energy (TSXV: LIT; US-OTC: LILIF) has secured $100 million (C$137 million) from its Chinese partner Xi’an Lanshen New Material Technology Co. to…
Albemarle starts $3.1B Chile DLE permit process
U.S. lithium producer Albemarle (NYSE: ALB) has started the environmental review for a $3.1 billion (C$4.3 billion) lithium project in Chile that will deploy Direct…
Prairie Lithium starts building Saskatchewan DLE facility
Australia’s Prairie Lithium (ASX: PL9) has kicked off construction in Saskatchewan of what it says would be the largest direct lithium extraction (DLE) facility in…