Lithium latest news

• December 2012

  Talison Lithium confirms 22.2m tonne lithium from expansion

  31 December 2012

  Expansion has 24-year life of mine; significant lithium battery demand potential

• A year in lithium markets

  26 December 2012

  Galaxy acquires Lithium One, Chile tender declared invalid, Talison drama

• IM Lithium News in Brief 12 – 19 December 2012

  19 December 2012

  Glean Eagle and Lithium Corp submit results to market

• Industrial Minerals Inside Edge – 14 December 2012

  14 December 2012

  China bags vermiculite, lithium; new route to ceramic proppants, refractory bauxite

• Beleaguered battery maker A123 snapped up by Wanxiang Group

  12 December 2012

  Government contracted business to remain in the US; price tag lower than bailout

• IM Lithium News in Brief 5 – 12 December

  12 December 2012

  Lithium Americas receives final project approval for Cauchari-Olaroz

• Talison Lithium terminates agreement with Rockwood

  12 December 2012

  Will pay a $7m break fee; what next for Rockwood?

• Chilean government offers hope to lithium industry

  06 December 2012

  Will consider lithium tender in new year, mining undersecretary says

• Talison to be bought by Tianqi for $855.4m

  06 December 2012

  Talison recommends Tianqi “superior offer”; Rockwood has five days to match

• IM Lithium News in Brief 28 November – 5 December

  05 December 2012

  Lithium Corp. starts drilling in Nevada; Galaxy begins incident investigation

• November 2012

  IM Lithium News in Brief 14 - 27 November

  27 November 2012

  Galaxy worker dies following incident; Pan American now called First Potash Corp

• Talison adjourns Scheme meeting as bid hots up

  26 November 2012

  Scheme meeting with Rockwood now to take place on 13 December

• Parti Québécois seeks to raise mining royalty rate

  23 November 2012

  Move slammed by opposition as “moratorium on economic growth”

• Rockwood will not engage in Talison “bidding war”

  22 November 2012

  Talison still under Rockwood scheme agreement; AFIRB likely to approve Tianqi bid

• Price Briefing 16 – 22 November

  22 November 2012

  Iodine, lithium and graphite show promise; fluorspar and potash uncertain

• Iodine prices continue to boost SQM earnings

  21 November 2012

  Higher lithium and potassium volumes increase margins; potash price still volatile

• Talison bid will be forthcoming before November 29, says analyst

  15 November 2012

  Company post rise in profits ahead of Rockwood meeting, FY Q1 results reveal

• Price Briefing 8 - 15 November 2012

  15 November 2012

  Reading signals: Japan turns off cerium, PotashCorp shut up shop

• IM Lithium News in Brief 6 – 14 November

  14 November 2012

  Lithium Americas receives final approvals; BASF opens new plant

• Two major lithium deals signed with Talison and Canada Lithium

  12 November 2012

  Vertical integration looks like ongoing trend as processors buy up supply options

• UPDATE: Talison Lithium responds to Tianqi news

  12 November 2012

  Talison Lithium “has not received any proposal” from Chinese producer

• IM Lithium News in Brief 30 October - 6 November

  06 November 2012

  Nemaska post exploration update; Galaxy to undergo financing placement

• Price Briefing 26 October – 1 November

  01 November 2012

  Mineral producers show their hands as pricing comes out in quarterly reports

• Galaxy calls a trading halt day after Q3 results

  01 November 2012

  Sales of 586 tonnes of technical and battery grade product over the quarter