Germany secures access to world's second-largest lithium deposit

Having trouble viewing this email?  View online Battery Metals News Digest Wednesday 19 December 2018 Home    Coal    Copper    Iron Ore    Nickel    Rare Earth    Oil Sands    Uranium    Zinc Germany secures access to world's second-largest lithium deposit The partners expect to produce up to 40,000 tonnes of lithium hydroxide per year beginning in 2022. read » Explorex Resources begins drilling for cobalt in Canada's New Brunswick The Canadian junior miner is taking advantage of a window of opportunity presented by a local drill company to complete two holes prior to the Christmas break. read » Mineral Resources inks $1.15B lithium JV deal with Albemarle The joint venture will allow the American lithium producer, the world's No. 1, to expand its presence in Australia. read » Bacanora Lithium seeks listing of German unit in 2019 The company plans to move forward with the plan only once the feasibility study at its Zinnwald project is completed, in the second quarter of next year. read » Losing licence to operate new and biggest threat to miners — EY Mining companies across the globe now consider the risk of losing their licence to operate as the biggest risk to their businesses in the next two years read » Lynas mulls legal action as Malaysia conditions licence renewal The Australian rare earths miner said it was disappointed with Malaysia's decision to impose new conditions on its licence to operate in the country, adding it was considering all options, including legal action. read » Moody's sees weak lithium prices in 2020 due to projects frenzy Spot prices would be pushed down despite rapid demand growth from batteries for electric vehicles (EV) makers, the experts say. read » Lynas Corp's Malaysia plant shut down until 2019 The shutdown of the controversial plant could see the Australian rare earths producer take a A$16 million hit. read » BHP unveils world-class copper find near Olympic Dam in South Australia It is already being called by some experts "the thickest high-grade copper intersection seen in years." read » Chile is taking Albemarle to International Court over lithium prices The country's state development agency says Albemarle has failed to provide as much as 25% of its annual production at a discount to companies seeking to produce battery metals within Chile, as stipulated in a contract signed in 2016. read » Mineral Resources signs $1.1B lithium deal with Albemarle Mineral Resources shares spiked on the news, closing Thursday 26.6% higher at A$15.76. read » Portugal sees first lithium licensing tender in 2019, wants refinery Various international groups had expressed interest in exploring for lithium in Portugal, which is the world's sixth-largest lithium producer, and Europe's biggest. read » Zambia's chamber of mines sees 21,000 job cuts due to higher taxes Africa's No.2 copper producer plans to introduce new mining duties, replace Value Added Tax with sales tax and increase royalties to help bring down mounting debt. read » Tesla lithium supplier Kidman settles ownership row over Australian mine The settlement unlocks payments by SQM that had been on ice during the dispute, and paves the way for development to get back on track read » Importance of rare earth metals mining makes it into COP24 Experts agree that resources are the missing link in the climate debate. read » Delrey expands portfolio with BC vanadium properties The Star and Porcher vanadium properties cover a combined 67.4 sq. km in northwest B.C., near the small logging community of Oona River on Porcher Island. read » Mason updates economics in Lac Gueret FS At 17.9% graphitic carbon, the Lac Gueret deposit is likely one of the highest grade graphite deposits in the world. read » Vanadium's electric future hobbled by its industrial past Supply scarcity and the resulting price volatility are the two biggest hurdles to vanadium's potential bright electric future. read » Read more Battery Metals news on MINING.com » Home    Coal    Copper    Iron Ore    Nickel    Rare Earth    Oil Sands    Uranium    Zinc About Us   |  Privacy Policy  |  Unsubscribe   |  Contact Us   |  Advertise This email was sent to you by InfoMine Inc. 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