ANALYSING ARGENTINA Who wants to ‘exploit’ Argentina? 30-03-2024 06:43 The business establishment, here and abroad, are keeping a close eye on whether Milei and his team can deliver on governance – and whether they can do it soon. by Marcelo J. Garcia
Lithium in Latin America Chile unveils lithium salt flats it plans to lease to private companies 27-03-2024 14:36 Chile unveiled salt flats that will be opened up to lithium mining as part of a plan to double production of the battery metal over the next decade under a new public-private model.
Bloomberg Billionaire Paolo Rocca has a Plan B for lithium if alpha bid fails 11-10-2023 08:10 Billionaire Paolo Rocca’s oil drilling unit will enter the lithium business one way or another.
Bloomberg Argentina seeks to tax lithium boom to avoid region’s resource curse 02-10-2023 11:57 Provincial and federal officials want to tap the profits of lithium companies with an annual tax that would be put toward building infrastructure.
Lithium in Argentina Lithium boom in Argentina hinges on politics, Zijin unit says 27-09-2023 19:05 Hurdles to lithium development in neighbouring Chile and Bolivia have opened the door for Argentina, says top industry official
Lithium in Latin America Start-up summit Nanotech eyes US$150 million funding for a new way to mine lithium 07-09-2023 12:46 Summit Nanotech Corp, a Canadian start-up working on a way to hasten extraction of lithium from South American salt flats, plans to raise US$150 million to take the technology to commercial scale.
Lithium demand Lithium players race for breakthrough to meet electric car demand 30-08-2023 11:50 Dozens of firms aim to prove sceptics wrong as they push ahead with new lithium extraction methods.
Bloomberg China’s Zijin is in talks with Argentina to turn lithium into battery cathode 11-07-2023 17:46 China’s Zijin Mining Group is in advanced talks to build a plant in Catamarca that will turn some of the nation’s huge lithium reserves into cathodes used to make electric-vehicle batteries.
Lithium sector Argentina’s growing lithium industry hits export records 17-06-2023 13:50 Argentina's lithium industry hit a record high with exports rising to US$60 million in May, up 17% from the same month a year ago.
Lithium in Latin America Emerging lithium supplier Argentina says it’s close to US deal under IRA 24-05-2023 09:41 Argentina, one of the world’s fastest-growing lithium producers, says it could soon gain access to the US market.
Lithium in Latin America Peru sees lithium mining opportunity in Chile’s statist plan 28-04-2023 11:14 Peru seeking a more active role in trying to lure lithium mining investments in light of Chile’s decision to take state control of all new projects of battery metal.
MINING & INDUSTRY Lithium boom delivers job growth to Argentina’s mining industry 28-03-2023 15:09 National industry industry has now recorded 28 consecutive months of job creation growth, with more than 37,000 workers now employed in the sector.
UNITED NATIONS UN report criticises ‘structural discrimination’ against Argentina's indigenous 23-03-2023 17:43 United Nations Working Group on Business and Human Rights highlights repeated “evictions and violent interventions” in new report. by Api Dhadda
Lithium in Latin America Government moves to stop wetlands bill from foiling lithium boom 07-03-2023 13:07 Government in talks with firms, policy makers to prevent wetlands-protection bill from slamming brakes on lithium exploration.
Copper boom? Argentina’s copper rush lures top power generator Central Puerto 07-03-2023 11:11 One of Argentina’s biggest power producers is trying to get in on the nation’s copper boom as the rush for key metals in the global energy transition accelerates.
Lithium in Latin America South America steps up efforts to turn lithium into batteries 06-03-2023 14:22 Argentina, Chile, Bolivia and Brazil plan to coordinate action on turning more of the region’s mined lithium into battery chemicals, as well as moving into manufacturing of batteries and EVs.
LITHIUM MINING Rio battles high-bidding carmakers in hunt for lithium deals 22-02-2023 12:12 Rio Tinto Group, one of the world’s most profitable companies, faces a tough battle to grow its lithium business, with some of the biggest carmakers seeming to be willing to outbid it for a “very expensive” price.
CLIMATE CHANGE Greening global economy brings dependence on critical minerals 27-10-2022 15:52 Experts worry that the global transition to clean energy is creating new dependencies on the critical minerals needed for solar panels, wind turbines and electric vehicle batteries.
Bloomberg The trouble with lithium 01-06-2022 13:43 Lithium, the wonder metal at the heart of the global shift to electric cars, is in a full-blown crisis. Demand has outstripped supply, pushing prices up almost 500% in a year and hindering the world’s most successful effort yet to halt global warming.
BLOOMBERG Hunt for lithium sparks frantic rush into Argentina's mountains 24-05-2022 13:20 Looming shortage of lithium, key for electric vehicles, gives Argentina a chance to become a mining mecca.
Lithium in Latin America Mexico seeks lithium ‘partnership’ with Argentina, Bolivia and Chile 03-05-2022 14:32 Mexico seeking alliance with Argentina, Bolivia and Chile to share experiences regarding exploitation of lithium, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Tuesday.