The Chilean government has selected six priority areas, Reuters reported, for new lithium extraction projects to be led by private companies. The country’s mining minister said on 26 September that, this month, it will begin talks with Indigenous communities near those areas. Those forms’ proposals will be due 31 December, according to Mining Minister Aurora Williams. The agency told the…
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International energy company Equinor said it has entered an agreement with Standard Lithium to acquire a 45% stake in lithium projects located in southwest Arkansas and east Texas, reported Reuters. Full story.
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Lithium exploration company Medaro Mining said it plans to carry out a strategic reorganization of its assets through which it would spin-out its interest in Global Lithium Extraction Technologies (GLET) into a newly created entity.
Read MoreTesla, the CEO of which has shown past interest in lithium extraction and refinement, is now reportedly considering a purchase of Canadian-headquartered, Brazilian-focused lithium mining company Sigma Lithium. According to reports including Bloomberg via the Business-Standard, people with knowledge of the situation have relayed that deliberations are in the early stages and the transaction value could reach US$3 billion. The…
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Canadian-based Wealth Minerals has entered into a strategic partnership with thyssenkrupp Mining Technologies for the development of its Ollagüe Salar lithium exploration project in northern Chile. The first stage of the partnership will entail the identification, evaluation and selection of technology for lithium extraction and purification of Ollagüe. The development of the preliminary flowsheet and layouts, including brine testing and…
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