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October 2014
31 October 2014
As the world’s leading producer in many industrial minerals industries, Imerys results are always a good indication of the state of the market. These are strong results —with the exception of fused minerals, which have yet to pick up — showing that new areas of growth, such as talc in polymers in automobiles and lithium-ion batteries, are starting to affect even traditional producers.
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31 October 2014
Macro indicators spell a gloomy year ahead for miners in 2015, while those which have successfully secured deals to bring projects into production this year say that they have beaten the odds, but only with a great deal of effort and patience.
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31 October 2014
The new technology Enirgi has developed is a gamechanger for the industry. If the company can produce 50,000 tpa, and as it hints, can undercut others on cost, then it means the lithium space may look very different in 2017.
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30 October 2014
The higher sales and profitability FMC is experiencing in its lithium and soda ash business arm spell good news for these markets on a global level, as FMC is a leading producer in both markets.
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30 October 2014
Ganfeng’s investment is helping ILC to accelerate the development of its lithium properties in Argentina and Ireland with reduced costs and access to the expertise of one of China’s leading lithium companies.
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29 October 2014
The sale shows how Johnson Matthey is strategically placing itself to become a key producer of Li-Fe-PO4 cathodes for the energy storage and electric vehicle market. It is interesting because Johnson Matthey have made this acquisition less than a month after it announced it would be buying A123 System’s Li-Fe-PO4 cathode plant in Changzhou, China.
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28 October 2014
This is good news for the markets which feed into lithium-ion batteries in principle as it creates another demand stream. A plant of this scale, if utilities are interested, would be a major boost for developing producers of lithium and graphite. However, Alevo has only signed one agreement so far for its GridBanks technology, so the scalability remains to be seen.
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28 October 2014
Stria publicise media separation study, Critical Elements eye mica market
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24 October 2014
The US-based speciality chemicals maker is continuing to see its profits dented by weaker prices for brominated flame retardants, despite higher sales volumes, but says that it expects to benefit from strong growth in the lithium market following the completion of its merger with Rockwood Holdings.
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24 October 2014
The deal follows the French battery maker’s announcement that it would provide a power storage solution for Hawaii’s fourth largest island and suggests that the energy storage market is a promising growth rival to electric vehicles for lithium and graphite consumption.
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23 October 2014
The statement from TSX is another blow for the beleaguered iodine and lithium producer, which has seen its share price slip from $0.31/share on 15 September, when it made its initial announcement detailing its state of financial hardship, to $0.075/share today.
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21 October 2014
Access to water is a basic human right. It is also a basic requirement for mining. The conflict between these competing demands was discussed by the UK’s House of Commons Extractive Industries Select Committee, which considered how the situation could be managed through sound regulation and procedure, particularly in dry regions of the world like Chile and in areas where fracking is causing concern to communities.
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21 October 2014
The Australian miner today said it hopes that proposed changes to China’s M&A regime will help it to close the sale of its Jiangsu facility more rapidly, which is important for the miner’s financial position as it pushes ahead with a lithium project in Argentina.
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14 October 2014
The latest move to start restructuring proceedings is not quite the final nail in the junior iodine and lithium producer’s coffin, but it shows that there is little hope that the financing that the company has been looking for coming to fruition. It does also mean that RB Energy can hang onto its assets for a bit longer, as it will be protected under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act.
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13 October 2014
The US Department of Defense has identified and tracks a number of minerals it considers to be critical to US national security and its purchasing intentions are an indicator of demand and availability of certain materials.
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13 October 2014
A slide in the electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer’s shares is surprising as it comes after a host of positive press, however, to put the slide in context, shares are still up 50% on last year levels. Shares in Western Lithium also traded down on Monday, which have previously tracked peaks in Tesla’s stock.
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09 October 2014
When Canada Lithium came to the market with a new plant, secured an offtake agreement and merged with production stage iodine company Sirocco Mining, it seemed like it would be plain sailing for the company. Lower lithium selling prices, an ambitious expansion plan and untenable finances however meant that it has struggled to make ends meet. This a stark warning to juniors in this space that even developed projects are struggling.
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06 October 2014
News that a European miner will seek to list on London’s AIM will be a welcome boost for the exchange as the mining sector has struggled to attract interest. There is, as yet, little information available from European Lithium, so all eyes will be on the exchange to find out more about this company over the next few weeks
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03 October 2014
The company admitted last month that it was facing financial hardship and was planning to sell its Chilean iodine project. Today RB Energy has said it may need to shut down its lithium project in Canada if it cannot secure the funding necessary to keep it afloat.
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01 October 2014
Bacanora to commence drilling at La Ventana; Orocobre points to grid storage opportunity