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Chile Aims For Multiple New Lithium Projects By 2026

Chile plans to boost its economy and global lithium market position by having 3 or 4 new lithium projects operational by 2026.

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1 Dividend Aristocrat to Buy, Despite a Weak Demand Forecast

Despite trimming its long-term demand forecast recently, this dividend-paying stock looks well-positioned to navigate through a transitional year in 2024 - and analysts call the stock a "buy" at current levels, with more upside expected.

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'White gold' rush: US lithium industry sparks hopes and fears in California

The volcanic subsoil of Imperial Valley in Southern California is home to one of the world's largest lithium deposits. The mineral is key to producing batteries for electric cars. But the local community could be completely transformed by the arrival of the lithium industry. While thousands of jobs might be…

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Lithium-Ion Battery Sparks Fatal Blaze In Upper Manhattan, 17 Injured

The FDNY has consistently issued warnings and safety tips regarding the use and charging of these batteries.

International Business Times

OPINION - California's lithium lake shows how America could survive without Europe — and that’s a big problem for us

It is the sort of discovery that never seems to occur in Lincolnshire. Recently, it was revealed that a toxic, shrinking lake in southern California has even more lithium dissolved deep beneath its surface than previously thought. Enough, in fact, to produce the equivalent of nearly 400 million electric vehicle batteries.…

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Plummeting Battery Prices Will Make EV Costs Equal ICE Cars By 2029: Study

Batteries are the priciest component in EVs, and they require critical minerals like lithium and others to function.

InsideEVs

Lithium giant Pilbara Minerals profit drops, defers div

Pilbara Minerals is digging in as lithium prices remain depressed, deferring dividends for shareholders after an 82 per cent slide in half-year net profit.

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IGO profit halves amid nickel slump, shine off lithium

Critical minerals company IGO is the latest to slash the value of Western Australian nickel mines after a price slump for the battery metal.

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Latest Research Shows Lithium Metal Batteries Can Be 'Revived'

Stanford University's latest research shows degraded lithium-metal battery cells can be "revived" after sitting at low states of charges.

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French recycling plant ablaze with 900 tonnes lithium batteries

A recycling plant in France caught fire, endangering 900 tonnes of lithium batteries. Stay updated on the situation and potential hazards.

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California Has Enough Lithium Reserves To Power Over 300 Million EV Batteries

The U.S. Department of Energy said the lithium reserves in the Salton Sea provide a "once-in-a-generation-opportunity."

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Miners demand share of tax relief to dig for net-zero

Australia has a treasure trove of critical ores but nickel and lithium producers want tax relief to get it out of the ground and into the world's electric cars.

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Germany's Mine-to-motor Lithium Supply Chain Takes Shape

Once a byword for environmental disaster due to its heavy industry and mining, the city of Bitterfeld-Wolfen is poised to become a key site for Germany's ambitious green transition.

TechRadar

Solid-state battery breakthrough could solve the biggest flaw in this potentially world-changing technology

Harvard researchers have recently made a breakthrough in rechargeable battery technology that could lead to safer, longer-lasting, and more efficient batteries.

Al Jazeera

Europe’s thirst for lithium threatens livelihoods, biodiversity in Portugal

Open-pit mines are planned for Portugal’s northern region, worrying locals who say their livelihoods are at risk.

WEKU

Demand for minerals sparks fear of mining abuses on Indigenous peoples' lands

There's a growing demand for minerals as the world ramps up manufacturing of climate solutions. Experts say more than half of these mining projects are on or near lands of Indigenous peoples.

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The poetry of a particle accelerator

Subterranean astronauts uncover the hidden alchemy of a “cosmic cauldron”

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Australian shares follow US higher but miners struggle

The ASX200 climbed 0.8 per cent after US indices surged to record highs, despite falling lithium prices triggering a brutal sell off in mining stocks.

Newcastle Herald

Suspected lithium battery fire at Singleton tears through car and property

A fire that destroyed property at Singleton prompts a warning about lithium batteries.

The Guardian - AU

Australia’s ‘white gold’ was supposed to fuel the EV transition – then prices for battery minerals collapsed

Why have lithium, nickel and cobalt markets slumped despite the demand for electric vehicles? And what happens next?

LiveScience

Scientists used AI to build a low-lithium battery from a new material that took just hours to discover

Microsoft's AI tool narrowed 32 million theoretical materials down to 18 in just 80 hours — with scientists synthesizing one that can reduce Lithium usage in batteries by 70%.

InsideEVs

What Are Solid-State Batteries?

Solid-state batteries might be the breakthrough that the car industry is looking for to cull EV range anxiety once and for all.

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Rio Tinto ramps up iron ore, upbeat on energy minerals

Global supply chain challenges have eased and labour costs are still rising in Australia and North America but interest rates may have peaked, Rio Tinto says.

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