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India’s El Dorado: All eyes set on first lithium, rare earth elements auctions
The Indian government on Wednesday approved the selling price as well as the royalty on lithium and rare earth elements (REEs), thereby enabling the first auction of their recently-discovered blocks, and kept royalty at “reasonable” rates…
As demand for EV batteries picks up, makers eye lithium reserves
The EV industry is at an inflection point and batteries will play a critical role ahead -- batteries and related components typically constitute 35-45 per cent of an EV's costs.
IMAGE: Mahindra's electric vehicle concept, ATOM. Photograph:…
Lithium Scarcity Pushes Carmakers Into the Mining Business
Eager to avoid falling further behind Tesla and Chinese car companies, many Western auto executives are bypassing traditional suppliers and committing billions of dollars on deals with lithium mining companies.They are showing up in hard…
Argentina to begin lithium battery production in September this year
Argentina's first plant for lithium batteries will begin operations in September, using metal extracted locally by US company Livent Corp, mining officials said on Saturday.Livent had agreed earlier this year to supply lithium to the new…
Premier wants to resolve lithium supply spat with China’s Canmax
HARARE : Premier African Minerals wants to resolve its lithium supply dispute with China's Canmax Technologies, the miner said on Friday, seeking to avert a lengthy legal battle that could disrupt operations.On Wednesday, the Chinese…
UK mining venture targets enough lithium to power 500,000 electric cars annually
A joint UK mining venture could produce enough Lithium carbonate, a crucial component in electric car batteries, to power 500,000 vehicles by the end of the decade, it has been claimed.Two companies, Imerys and British…
China, Russia Strike $1.4 Billion Deal to Extract Bolivian Lithium – News18
A heavy equipment vehicle is seen at Bolivian state firm YLB's plant at the Salar de Uyuni, a vast white salt flat at the centre of a global resource race for the battery metal lithium, outside of Uyuni, Bolivia. (Image: Reuters)Russia and…
Bolivia seals $1.4 billion lithium deals with Russia’s Rosatom, China’s Guoan
LA PAZ : Bolivia has signed lithium agreements with Russian state nuclear firm Rosatom and China's Citic Guoan Group, the South American country's government said on Thursday, as it looks to develop its huge but largely untapped…
Nobel-winning lithium battery inventor John Goodenough dies at 100
John Goodenough, who shared the 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for developing the lithium-ion battery that revolutionized modern life, has died at the age of 100, the University of Texas announced.Goodenough died on Sunday, said the…