The funding allows construction of Phase I of the project to proceed which is expected to produce 40,000 metric tons of battery-quality lithium carbonate each year.

Lithium has emerged as one of the most valuable resources in the modern economy, primarily due to its essential role in ...

Lithium Americas has taken the final investment decision (FID) for the first phase of the Thacker Pass lithium mine in Nevada ...

New research into lithium mining in the "Lithium Triangle" of Chile, Argentina and Bolivia—source of more than half of the ...

Once open, Thacker Pass is expected to produce 40,000 metric tons of battery-quality lithium carbonate per year.

New research led by UMass Amherst hydrologists sounds the alarm over mining practices that use unsustainable amounts fresh ...

California's Salton Sea holds vast lithium reserves worth $540 billion, essential for electric vehicle batteries. However, ...

Business units of the two conglomerates say they will produce nickel cathode materials from lithium-ion battery production scrap.

Lithium-ion batteries contain nickel, cobalt, and lithium – valuable resources that play a major role in powering electric ...

The United States is belatedly embracing the economic, national security, and environmental benefits of domestic battery ...

Canadian mining company and GM partner Lithium Americas has finalized a $250 million investment from Orion Resource Partners for the Thacker Pass mine.

Maine lawmakers are wrangling along party lines over proposals to restrict or expand lithium mining in western Maine, with ...