Lithium latest news

• December 2013

  Lithium updates for December

  30 December 2013

  Canada Lithium receives $10m loan; Li-ion battery market to reach $33.11bn in 2019

• Latin America – is regulation clearing a path?

  13 December 2013

  Mexican royalties passed; Brazil defers decision; Chile moves to frac

• Ganfeng and International Lithium joint venture gains traction

  06 December 2013

  Prospecting licences transferred to new entity; Blackstairs Lithium Ltd

• Lithium News in Brief December 2013

  04 December 2013

  Sirocco and Canada Lithium join forces; Galaxy’s Jiangsu ready for Talison feedstock

• Correction: Rockwood acquires 49% interest in Talison Lithium through JV

  03 December 2013

  Company secures new lithium reserve through agreement with Chengdu Tianqi

• November 2013

  Zimbabwe’s government targets the mining sector

  28 November 2013

  Bill to get a quarter of mineral royalties and revoke mining licences

• Talison presses on with Kwinana lithium carbonate plant

  27 November 2013

  WA plant will also produce by-products of gypsum and sodium sulphate

• Battery minerals infographic

  26 November 2013

  Powering ahead - lithium-ion batteries

• Serbia lithium, borate, project could be global player –Rio Tinto

  20 November 2013

  Vast jadarite resources disclosed; tests at the pilot processing plant show promise

• Slower growth in iodine market pulls down SQM earnings for Q3

  20 November 2013

  Potash uncertainty impacts revenues but lithium outlook remains strong

• Rockwood’s profits leap on one-off gain from ceramics sale

  12 November 2013

  Chemical producer beats analyst estimates with “outstanding” lithium performance

• Orocobre and Nemaska raise cash on buoyant lithium expectations

  11 November 2013

  REM, Pure Energy and Ultra Lithium report progress; Oxis forms battery partnership

• Tesla to build giant lithium-ion battery plant in US

  07 November 2013

  EV firm hamstrung by limited cell capacity; plans 500,000 Model S per year capacity

• Pan Global increases its borate and lithium assets in Serbia

  07 November 2013

  Positive results from recent explorations; potential for global supply