IGO has announced lithium mining and processing has started at Chemical Grade Plant 3, part of the Greenbushes project in WA.

Falen, the No. 3 at the Interior Department, didn’t disclose a $3.5 million water-rights contract between her husband and the ...

A method known as direct extraction is better for the environment, but has yet to prove itself economical. At a llama farm outside the picturesque desert town of Tilcara in the mineral-rich province ...

Lithium could be selectively extracted from "low quality" brines using a surprising mechanism discovered at the University of Michigan. The technology could help make brine lakes rich in magnesium a ...

Major oil companies are drilling in East Texas again, but not for oil. This time, they’re after lithium for batteries and other rare elements. Chevron and Halliburton announced East Texas projects ...

Aerial view of lithium mining pits in Atacama Salt Flat, Chile, on July 29, 2024. Credit - Lucas Aguayo Araos—Anadolu/Getty Images The minerals found in an electric-car battery often travel thousands ...