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December 2014
31 December 2014
The lithium market worldwide continues to grow steadily after setbacks earlier this year. The demand for electrical vehicles is encouraging growth now but many producers are hoping to supply for a boom in the market in the next few years.
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31 December 2014
Imerys Graphite & Carbon is targeting batteries and polymers, describing its Willebroek expansion as a “significant investment”. The company has also reinforced its commitment to its Lac des Iles mine.
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31 December 2014
Presentations gloomy, but juniors upbeat; Lithium will rule over graphite says analyst
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30 December 2014
The Japan civil aviation authority has published a report in which it calls for Boeing to redesign its 787 Li-ion batteries amid the ongoing debate over what caused the fires on airplane manufacturer’s latest model. The authority is, however, putting public opinion ahead of the facts as it concedes the aircraft involved in the January incident was never at risk.
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30 December 2014
Storing energy using batteries is becoming an increasingly popular venture across the US thanks to a fall in battery prices and a demand to be as efficient as possible with energy supplies
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29 December 2014
Tesla may be the name that associated with electrical vehicles but there are more established brands competing for room on the future’s roads
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29 December 2014
Chile’s mining industry is in decline and dragging down the rest of the economy, despite it sitting on one of the world’s biggest lithium, iodine, boron and potash supplies. Mining companies say this isn’t a time for radical labour reform.
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24 December 2014
California is following Hawaii’s lead in using lithium-ion phosphate batteries to storage its energy. The Golden State is aiming to install 1.3GW of storage by 2040 and CODA Energy is taking the first steps with this.
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23 December 2014
Lithium Americas will soon be able to demonstrate its extraction technology on a large scale.
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23 December 2014
With supply for lithium mining low in time for peak demand according to market analysts, a potential, low-cost supply from Bacanora could be interesting to investors and fill a perceived supply hole.
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18 December 2014
Valence announces initial mine life at Uley graphite project; La Loutre Graphite drilling results released; Mason Graphite reports increase in resource.
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15 December 2014
Albermarle offers notes to raise money for Rockwood acquisition; Stria moves to plant design phase.
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15 December 2014
IM reports from this year's Mines and Money conference in London.
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10 December 2014
With the backdrop of the many issues covered at this year’s Mines & Money conference, where presentations warned against believing that recovery in the mining sector was imminent, Berry’s comments spell some optimism for lithium juniors, but not so much for those developing graphite assets.
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05 December 2014
Ongoing litigation between SQM and Chilean development company CORFO over alleged underpayments by the lithium miner has led CORFO to request the return of the Atacama mining lease. While the figure in dispute is small for a company like SQM and it is unlikely to forfeit the licence, the company cannot make any decisions regarding expansions on Atacama until the issue is resolved.
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05 December 2014
As this year’s convergence of resource developers and financiers draws to a close, the majority opinion was that a recovery in the mining sector is still some years away.
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05 December 2014
The comprehensive report, released almost two years after the fire, comes after modifications have been made to batteries and more restrictions have been imposed on their transport.
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03 December 2014
European Lithium is developing the Wolfsberg lithium project in Austria and a London IPO will make it the only UK-listed pure lithium explorer, with access to one of the world's largest lithium consuming markets.
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02 December 2014
Lithium juniors will have to develop their technology in order to attract investment, energy minerals expert Chris Berry tells IM at Mines and Money, against a backdrop of bearish sentiment and hopeful juniors.
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November 2014
28 November 2014
Lithium and dysprosium prices move up while Chinese potash buyers haggle Uralkali
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27 November 2014
Demand remains steady but tight supply conditions prompt positive price movement
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25 November 2014
Lithium Americas close to bringing 200 tpa lithium extraction plant online, Ultra eye Rock Tech assets
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20 November 2014
Antimony and iodine down; ceramic proppants flat while Quartz Corp. ups prices
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19 November 2014
The announcement of more minerals opened to foreign investment policies by China’s Ministry of Commerce shows the country’s intention to adapt to the new economic globalisation, while actively promoting more efficiency in its mining industry.
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19 November 2014
RB Energy posts wider losses in Q3 2014; Stria Lithium receives funding to further develop Canadian project; Australia to buy Japanese lithium-battery submarines.
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19 November 2014
The lower sales volume recorded in the company’s iodine and potash segments have clearly taken their toll on SQM. Throughout the earnings release the company emphasises its commitment to reducing costs, adding that it believes these efforts will be reflected in its 2015 results.
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17 November 2014
First UK shale colleges approved; Chinese province to produce graphite again after one-year suspension; Imerys SA acquires S&B Minerals
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14 November 2014
The deal has received regulatory clearance for the deal from the European Commission and expects the transaction to close in Q1 2015, although it has committed to providing supplemental disclosures relating to the merger in order to avoid delays from law suits.
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11 November 2014
The mica mineral lepidolite has been an underutilised source of lithium, which is mostly extracted from brines and the mineral spodumene. Cobre’s licence deal should open up a new lithium production pathway for the company — it now needs to prove the cost competitiveness of the method.
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10 November 2014
Orocobre nears production at Olaroz; Lithium Americas receives pilot plant parts; Stria Lithium acquires $1m private financing; Nemaska Lithium signs agreement with local First Nation organisations.
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06 November 2014
Zatta's comment underscores Rockwood's commitment to the battery market, as well as the challenges and opportunities to be found in the Chinese market, which will impact all producers of lithium concentrate.
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05 November 2014
Company seeks higher lithium revenues to address extra operating costs in Argentina
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05 November 2014
The lithium, potash and titanium dioxide (TiO2) producer posts strong results underlining the effect its recent acquisition has had in the business and strong demand from the lithium-ion battery market.
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05 November 2014
A refocus on expanding its market supply through research and development and marketing will be BTRs focus, as it seeks additional incomes after becoming the largest worldwide producer of lithium-ion anode materials.
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03 November 2014
Vesuvius retains earning outlook in Q3; Alevo to build energy storage battery plant in US, Sumitomo Corp. starts test production of rare earths in Kazakhstan