Chile’s state mining firm ENAMI said it aims to start construction on its first lithium project in the country by 2028, reported Reuters. The project is part of the government’s push to boost its role in production of the battery metal. ENAMI has launched a search for a private partner to offer financial backing or operational support for the project…
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Chile’s economic development agency said it reached an agreement with U.S.-based Albemarle to establish an option to increase its production quota by 240,000 metric tons of lithium metal equivalent (LME), reported Reuters. The increase would raise Albemarle’s production quota by close to 50%, from about 460,000 metric tons of LME currently. CORFO said that Albemarle would need to prove its…
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Essential element company Albemarle has received approval from the U.S. Department of Defense for $90 million in grant money to back the restart of the Kings Mountain mine in North Carolina. Full story.
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