Lithium Top Stories

Lithium Americas secures $250M investment to advance Thacker Pass

Thacker Pass is home to the largest known measured and indicated lithium resource in North America.

Staff Writer | March 6, 2025 | 8:46 am

Rio Tinto to invest $2.5 billion to expand Rincon lithium project

Rincon is the company's first commercial-scale lithium operation.

Bruno Venditti | December 12, 2024 | 8:05 am

JV Article: SLB launches ‘well-to-product’ lithium production service

SLB, a global energy technology company, is advancing sustainable energy…

Northern Miner Staff | December 9, 2024 | 8:27 am

How resource ‘classification debt’ chips away at miners’ growth and investor trust

Over the past decade, resource misclassification has saddled the mining…

Henry Lazenby | October 18, 2024 | 2:00 pm

Quebec snapshot: Eight companies seeking gold, base metals, lithium and more

Quebec has a rich mining history and prospective geology for…

Jax Jacobsen | September 27, 2024 | 11:51 am

Australia’s Sayona, Piedmont close takeover of North American Lithium

Sayona Quebec, a joint venture of Sayona Mining (ASX: SYA) and Piedmont Lithium (ASX: PLL), has completed the acquisition of North American […]

Marilyn Scales | August 30, 2021 | 11:46 am

Tesla needs to perform delicate balancing act when it comes to lithium mining – expert

Tesla’s promise to slash battery costs by 50% has led the carmaker to dabble into a whole new field of making its […]

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 29, 2021 | 11:39 am

New salt promises to overcome safety, performance issues in high-performance Li-ion batteries

Researchers a Monash University in Australia joined forces with industrial solutions developer Calix Ltd to create a new chemistry that overcomes the […]

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 18, 2021 | 6:06 am

Scientists predict downward trend in Li-ion battery costs

A comparative study published by researchers at the University of Münster states that battery costs are expected to continue to decline, even […]

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 16, 2021 | 6:06 am

World’s largest EV market facing challenges – report

A report by IDTechEx found that China’s electric two-wheeler sector, despite still being the largest EV market in the world with some […]

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 6, 2021 | 6:02 am

High metal prices, covid-19 increase miners’ exposure to cyberattacks – report

As metal prices are hovering around all-time highs and mining companies are enjoying some of their best years with exceptional margins – […]

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 1, 2021 | 12:43 pm

Low-carbon power for steel, aluminum industries key for reaching global decarbonization goals – report

A reduction in coal-based power production, the electrification of transport and industrial fuel switching and efficiency gains should be the focus of […]

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 29, 2021 | 6:06 am

How transition metals destabilize high-energy-density Li-ion batteries

Researchers from Tohoku University and the Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute produced fresh insights about the release of oxygen in lithium-ion batteries, […]

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 22, 2021 | 6:06 am

FLSmidth wins lithium engineering contracts

Having been involved in lithium extraction for 25 years, recent developments have led to some exciting projects for FLSmidth, including two new […]

Marilyn Scales | July 21, 2021 | 11:16 am

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Lithium Americas secures $250M investment to advance Thacker Pass

Rio Tinto to invest $2.5 billion to expand Rincon lithium project

JV Article: SLB launches ‘well-to-product’ lithium production service

How resource ‘classification debt’ chips away at miners’ growth and investor trust

Quebec snapshot: Eight companies seeking gold, base metals, lithium and more

Australia’s Sayona, Piedmont close takeover of North American Lithium

Tesla needs to perform delicate balancing act when it comes to lithium mining – expert

New salt promises to overcome safety, performance issues in high-performance Li-ion batteries

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