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Updated on 05/01/2022 03:23 am Growing opposition to new lithium contracts in Chile is the latest indication of how difficult it will be for the world to produce the building blocks of the clean energy transition. In the last months of his mandate, the Government of the President Sebastian Piñera is about to grant new […]
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Left-wing deputies present judicial appeal to stop the tender for new lithium contracts in Chile
Updated on 04/01/2022 04:25 pm A group of Chilean left-wing deputies presented before the courts a protection appeal to stop the bidding of contracts for the operation of lithium promoted by the government, in which the world’s two largest light metal producers are in the running. Lawmakers from the center-left opposition party PPD presented the […]
SQM and Albemarle, in competition for the tender of new lithium contracts in Chile
Updated 12/30/2021 12:45 pm The world’s largest lithium producers, Albemarle and SQM, submitted proposals in a tender for lithium operation contracts in Chile promoted by the government, revealed a minute published by the Chilean Mining Ministry. Chile announced the auction process in October to award operating contracts to explore and produce 400,000 tonnes of lithium […]
Portugal’s lithium, possible driver of the electric car revolution in Europe
The Portuguese environmental regulator will determine next year whether Europe will have a large reserve of lithium, one of the key ingredients in the global race for the electrification of the Automotive industry. Portugal is suspected to be home to the largest reserve of this mineral in Europe. Along with nickel and cobalt, lithium is […]
Bolivia opens a research center to industrialize its lithium
The government of Bolivia launched this Thursday in the southwest of the country a research center to develop technology that allows it to industrialize its lithium. The Research Center in Science and Technology of Evaporite Materials and Resources was inaugurated by President Luis Arce, the Bolivian Minister of Hydrocarbons and Energy, Franklin Molina, and the […]
Russia and Argentina sign contract for lithium extraction in Salar Tolillar
Updated on 11/29/2021 01:30 pm The Russian company Uranium One, belonging to the state nuclear corporation Rosatom, and the Argentine Alpha Lithium signed an agreement for the joint exploitation of the Salar Tolillar deposit, located in the Puna of Salta, in northern Argentina. “Lithium is a necessary material to guarantee the supply of the future […]
Chinese miners interested in vast Afghan lithium reserves
Chinese companies are showing interest in exploiting the vast untapped mineral resources of Afghanistan as Beijing seeks a role in rebuilding the war-torn nation’s economy. Afghanistan has fields estimated to be worth $ 1 trillion or more, including what could be the largest oil reserves. lithium the world, a vital component of the energy storage […]
New lithium contracts attract interest from 57 companies in Chile
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Updated on 11/10/2021 05:12 am In the latest sign of how hot the lithium market is right now, 57 companies have shown interest in new contracts to explore and produce the metal used in batteries in Chile, the government reported. Although the bidding process is still in an early stage, authorities expect to hear about […]
Eramet relaunches the construction of its lithium plant in Argentina
Updated on 11/08/2021 09:30 am The French mining group Eramet announced that it will relaunch the construction of its lithium plant in Argentina to meet the strong demand for this metal in the context of the energy transition. The group that owns a large stock of lithium in Argentina had suspended its development projects in […]
Chile launches lithium auction in bid to speed up production
Chile announced an auction process to award operating contracts to explore and produce 400,000 tons of lithium metal for batteries, in an attempt to boost production and meet global demand. The measure comes as the Andean country, which is in the so-called “lithium triangle” of South America and is one of the world’s leading producers […]