The Latest Breaking News from lithium

The Mexican government's latest move to tighten control over its potentially lucrative lithium reserves fails to resolve the puzzle of how it can lure needed private industry expertise while keeping most profits for state coffers.

Miner Allkem is pushing on with expansion plans in Canada where knowledge from Australia's Mt Cattlin will be deployed and in South America's lithium triangle.

Australia's leading lithium producer Pilbara Minerals will pay an inaugural dividend six months early after a record $1.24 billion net profit in the first half.

Accelerating lithium demand has helped drive a five-fold increase in Mineral Resources' underlying earnings for the six months to December 31.

One of the world's largest producers of lithium for electric cars is partnering with Aussie miner Mineral Resources to secure supplies and bankroll processing.

Conservationists are seeking an emergency court order to block construction of a lithium mine near the Nevada-Oregon line

Tesla is reportedly considering buying a Brazilian lithium mining company that would aid its battery-producing efforts.

Federal rules for mining haven't been updated since Ulysses S. Grant was president

Americans are increasingly buying electric cars. Electrochemists and their innovations will drive down the cost of powering them.

Companies to feature this week include equiwatt, Leathers LLP, Advanced Composites Engineering and Tees Valley Lithium

Northern Portugal is believed to contain the largest lithium reserves in Europe. These resources have attracted the attention of some of the world's largest mining companies. London-based firm Savannah Resources wants to open the continent's biggest open-cast lithium mine in the village of Covas do Barroso by 2026. Supporters of…