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January 2016
29 January 2016
The long awaited permit to pump lithium brines in Chile's Salar de Atacama only allows the company to increase extraction by half of the amount it had applied for, but puts Albemarle, the world’s largest producer of lithium carbonate, in a strong position to capitalise on a predicted surge in demand for the battery mineral in the coming years.
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28 January 2016
A flotation circuit will allow for the production of a further 80,000 tpa spodumene concentrate from the site, with JV partner Ganfeng agreeing to take all of the additional output.
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27 January 2016
The world’s largest producer of lithium from brines has said that any new activity in the country’s lithium industry is “good for Chile,” as Codelco sets out its stall for developing the salars of Maricunga and Pedernales.
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26 January 2016
The mineral will remain a strategic asset for Chile under a new national policy, while state-owned copper giant Codelco will investigate the feasibility of putting out to tender its reserves in the Salares de Maricunga and Pedernales under a public-private partnership, with a partner expected to be confirmed by the end of the year.
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26 January 2016
Galaxy receives capex details for Mount Cattlin operations; Orocobre raises A$85m to finance Olaroz debt; Nissan chooses UK factory for £26.5m Li-ion battery investment.
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25 January 2016
Drivers demand longer ranges and shorter charges; second generation batteries due 2017-18.
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25 January 2016
Group intends to participate in bidding; rival offers likely from PotashCorp and ICL.
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22 January 2016
The company has significantly increased its interest in the lithium industry, acquiring Xingnsheng Lithium and Sichuan Guoli from explosives producer Sichuan Yahuam. The purchases give it access to a further 8,000 tpa lithium carbonate output as well as Asia’s largest spodumene mine.
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22 January 2016
Fluorspar and CCM prices slide; vein graphite to remain stable; US soda ash suppliers nail down 2016 contracts.
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21 January 2016
Demand for potassium nitrate was up in 2015 as potassium chloride slid, although improvements are expected this year. Iodine sales saw an increase in 2015 as prices tumbled. Lithium, meanwhile is expected to see a demand increase in 2016.
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19 January 2016
Further delays hit Orocobre’s Olaroz plant; lithium mica potential identified at Pibara’s Pilangoora project; US DOE lab makes lithium-air battery breakthrough.
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19 January 2016
Consumer demand for longer driving ranges and shorter charging times are expected to be met by the next generation of EV-powering batteries in China, which have so far lagged behind the equivalent technologies developed in Japan and South Korea.
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14 January 2016
As the public prosecutor’s office moves to formalise charges against Patricio Contesse regarding improper political payments by the miner, local press have called into question the impunity of the SQM’s former chairman Julio Ponce Lerou.
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12 January 2016
Pilbara begins Pilangoora FS; Lux Research says micro-hybrids will move to the fore; US scientists develop Li-ion battery with auto-shutdown capacity.
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05 January 2016
Orocobre lauds Argentinian reforms; Russia to potentially begin lithium mining in 2016; Rodinia sells Diablillos project in Argentina to Aberdeen International.