Lithium latest news

• December 2009

  Prices stable into year-end

  18 December 2009

  Editor’s Comment: Markets wind down towards holiday period, antimony trioxide up

• Argentina lithium advances

  15 December 2009

  Rodinia commits to lithium deposit, while other groups advance salar exploration

• Hatch wins Galaxy Li contract

  11 December 2009

  Australian group awards Hatch EPCM contract for Jiangsu lithium carbonate plant

• FMC: Li cuts won’t boost demand

  10 December 2009

  US lithium producer not convinced by SQM’s price cuts; demand down over 30%

• Bolivia election: Li reaction

  08 December 2009

  Deepening social revolution in Bolivia could further hinder lithium development

• Li-ion battery demand to surge

  03 December 2009

  Market expected to hit $8,000m. by 2015 driven by electric vehicles demand

• Round-up: Bauxite uncertainty

  03 December 2009

  Editor’s Comment: Bauxite from China seen to be on the rise; Li negotiations delayed

• SQM to cut Li to $2.3-2.4/lb

  03 December 2009

  Contract negotiations for supply in the New Year advance as SQM plans 20% cut

• Solvay opens fluorochemical plant

  02 December 2009

  Solvay Fluor Korea to supply fluorochemicals for lithium-ion batteries

• Lithium prices under pressure

  01 December 2009

  Contract negotiations for supply in the New Year advance; pressure from SQM cuts

• Rare earths market subdued

  01 December 2009

  Markets slow as seasonal uptick in electronics sales passes

• November 2009

  Simbol buys lithium plant

  30 November 2009

  US lithium developer relocates Limtech’s Quebec plant as it nears brine breakthrough

• China’s CO2 emissions ambition

  27 November 2009

  China’s aim to cut CO2 emissions by 40-45% provides boost to “green minerals”

• Talison Lithium plans IPO

  25 November 2009

  Spodumene miner plans to raise up to C$170m. from Canada and Australia listing

• Industrial Minerals December 2009 prices

  22 November 2009

  Summary of industrial mineral prices listed in monthly IM issue

• Spodumene in 10% price rise

  22 November 2009

  Talison ups glass grade spodumene in the wake of the suspension of its biggest competitor, TANCO.

• Talison ups spodumene prices

  13 November 2009

  World’s largest lithium mineral producer boosts prices for glass grades

• Canada Lithium exits Nevada

  09 November 2009

  Group pulls out of brines joint venture with Gold Summit to focus on Quebec project

• Rodinia enters Argentina lithium

  09 November 2009

  Canadian lithium explorer plans to buy brine property in Argentina’s Salinas Grandes

• Galaxy gets Mt Cattlin approval

  06 November 2009

  Australian group gets green light to start mining at Ravensthorpe spodumene project

• Galaxy completes capital raising

  05 November 2009

  Australian miner raises A$65m. to fund Ravensthorpe and Jiangsu projects

• Australia Li start-up in 2010

  04 November 2009

  Mount Marion joint venture project set to produce 200,000 tpa at 6.5% Li2O