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China-linked bid for WA lithium mine knocked back

The Foreign Investment Review Board has nixed an attempt by a US company with ties to China to acquire the shuttered Bald Hill mine in Western Australia.

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Bolivia boosts lithium resources estimate, cementing spot as global leader

Bolivia’s president says the Andean country's total lithium resources have increased 2 million tons to a total of 23 million tons

The Independent UK

Tribes object. But a federal ruling approves construction of the largest lithium mine

A federal appeals court on Monday denied a last-ditch effort by tribes to block construction of what's likely to be the largest lithium mine in North America on federal land in Nevada.

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9th Circuit denies bid by environmentalists and tribes to block Nevada lithium mine

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has denied the latest bid by conservationists and tribal leaders to block construction of a huge lithium mine already in the works along the Nevada-Oregon line

The Independent UK

Dakota Lithium To Showcase New Batteries At 2023 Sturgis Rally

Battery specialist Dakota Lithium will be showcasing a new lineup of batteries for powersports aficionados at the upcoming 2023 Sturgis Rally.

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A mining company is hunting for lithium — right on the edge of wildlife refuge

LAS VEGAS -- The modern-day gold rush in the race to a greener economy is knocking on the door of a long-protected oasis in the middle of the Nevada desert.

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'Violently exploding': lithium battery threat in Merewether home

Man wrongly followed online 'advice' to place lithium battery in salt water, creating an explosion risk.

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John Goodenough obituary

American materials chemist who won the Nobel prize for his role in the invention of the rechargeable lithium battery

The Guardian - UK

Why Indonesia wants Australia's help to supply the world with electric vehicles and batteries

Australia and Indonesia are forging closer economic ties built on what each country can offer the other in the transition to clean energy. Indonesia is emerging as a maker of electric vehicles and the batteries that power them. Australia has the lithium reserves Indonesia needs to do this.

The Conversation

A Chinese mining company has opened a giant lithium processing plant in Zimbabwe

A Chinese mining company on Wednesday commissioned a $300 million lithium processing plant in Zimbabwe

The Independent UK

'Global China' is a big part of Latin America’s renewable energy boom, but homegrown industries and 'frugal innovation' are key

The story of renewable energy’s rapid rise in Latin America often focuses on Chinese influence, and for good reason. China’s government, banks and companies have propelled the continent’s energy transition, with about 90% of all wind and solar technologies installed there produced by Chinese companies. China’s State Grid now controls…

The Conversation

The fascinating Cameroonian art of spider divination is on display at London exhibition

Tomás Saraceno In Collaboration: Web(s) of Life, which opened at London’s Serpentine South Gallery in June, explores how humans relate to spiders. It features installations of spider webs displayed and lit to be viewed as sculptures. There are also films: one made about Saraceno’s work with groups battling lithium mining…

The Conversation

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The Guardian - AU

Sweden's Northvolt wants to rival China's battery dominance to power electric cars

Northvolt's CEO says the key driver behind the startup is to make Europe self-efficient and less reliant on China for supplies.

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How to blast rocks and negativity into prosperity

Chemicals giant Orica expects to be a winner in the latest boom because miners need tech to find new ore and explosives to blast critical minerals out of rock.

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Citic Guoan Wins Contract to Develop Bolivian Lithium Deposits

Chinese state-linked conglomerate will work with the South American country in the mining, refining, processing and sale of the key battery material

The Guardian - UK

UK to gain first lithium mine in Cornwall in boost to electric car industry

British Lithium in joint venture with French mining company Imerys, aiming to extract 20,000 tonnes

Birmingham Post

Major mining deal struck to turn Cornwall into UK’s lithium EV battery hub

Global firm Imerys has acquired an 80% stake in a new joint venture with British Lithium

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Western tribes' last-ditch effort to stall a large lithium mine in Nevada

Western tribes are making a last ditch effort to thwart a large lithium mine in a federal appeals court.

The Independent UK

Threatened by shortages, electric car makers race for supplies of lithium for batteries

Threatened by possible shortages of lithium for electric car batteries, automakers are racing to lock in supplies of the once-obscure “white gold” in a politically and environmentally fraught competition from China to Nevada to Chile

Birmingham Post

Cornish Lithium says it needs £10m investment to fulfil development objectives

The Penryn-based mining company is looking to demonstrate commercial capability of lithium production in Cornwall for potential use in products such as batteries for electric vehicles

The Independent UK

Court to hear appeal over Biden-backed Nevada lithium mine opposed by tribes, environmentalists

A U.S. appeals court is considering challenges to a huge lithium mine in Nevada that pits environmentalists and Native Americans against President Joe Biden’s plans to combat climate change

The Independent UK

John Goodenough, a Nobel Prize-winning co-creator of the revolutionary lithium battery, dies at 100

John Goodenough, who shared the 2019 Nobel Prize in chemistry for his work developing the lithium-ion battery that transformed technology with rechargeable power for devices ranging from cellphones, computers and pacemakers to electric cars, has died at 100

Daily Record

Scots vape boss would back ban on disposables if it didn't create black market

Disposable vapes contain lithium batteries which should be disposed of at recycling centres. But each year millions are discarded.

The Independent UK

New York City leans on public for help with e-bike crackdown after deadly fires

New York City officials said they would renew efforts to crack down on unsafe e-bike shops following a spate of deadly fires caused by lithium ion batteries

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