Law enforcement surveilled Nevada lithium mine protesters, according to records

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Rio Tinto expands Quebec lithium push through Azimut option

Diversified miner Rio Tinto is deepening its footprint in Canada’s James Bay lithium corridor, expanding an existing partnership with junior explorer Azimut Exploration to include new lithium rights on the Wabamisk East property in northern Quebec. Under a …

Family of disabled veteran displaced after lithium laptop battery explodes, sets Southside Estates home ablaze

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A lithium laptop battery exploded and sparked a massive blaze that ravaged a Southside Estates home, leaving a disabled veteran and his family displaced. The fire broke out on Tuesday at a home on Peach Drive near Beach Boulevard and …

Syensqo and cylib produce high-purity lithium hydroxide from spent EV batteries

WA lithium miners recover $6 billion of value as prices spike on Chinese regulatory probe

WA’s beaten-down lithium stocks have recovered more than $6 billion in value as the battery metal’s price spike raises hopes that a lingering global glut weighing on the sector could finally be diminishing. Mineral Resources and PLS shares have regained …

NRGI Warns Ghana Against Hasty Lithium Tax Concessions

The Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI) has urged Ghana’s government to rigorously scrutinize revised fiscal terms for Atlantic Lithium’s Ewoyaa project, cautioning that premature tax concessions could trigger significant revenue losses. The …

Electric scooter and e-bikes could soon be banned from trains in NSW, Victoria due to lithium-ion battery fires

E-bikes and scooters could be banned on NSW trains and the Metro as soon as September, with the government admitting it is “seriously considering” a move to outlaw them. Victoria is also considering a ban. The move comes after a spate of fires, due to …

LG, Yahua Group to Invest MAD 5.5 Billion in Lithium Refining Plant in Morocco

Rabat – Karim Zidane, Minister Delegate in charge of Investment, announced on Wednesday a joint Korean-Chinese investment of over MAD 5.5 billion ($612.32 million)  in the first phase of the establishment of a lithium refining plant in Morocco. Writing on …

New lithium mining project in Catamarca approved by RIGI

Argentina’s Large Investment Incentive Regime (RIGI, by its Spanish initials) committee approved a new lithium mining project in Catamarca. The project, spearheaded by Australian firm Galan Lithium, will entail a US$217 million investment. The firm’s goal …

Rio Tinto, ENAMI form JV for Altoandinos lithium project in Chile

Rio Tinto and Empresa Nacional de Minería (ENAMI), a state-owned Chilean mining company, have entered into a binding agreement to establish a joint venture (JV) to develop the Salares Altoandinos lithium project in the Atacama region of Chile. The vast …