If scaled up, this method could easily address the biggest issues in lithium mining, as well as the looming supply crisis for the valuable element.

Startup Rock Zero is commercializing the research, which could cut costs and carbon emissions from lithium production.

Natal South Coast face demolition to make way for the expansion of a lithium mine. Lithium is a mineral in high global demand ...

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 ...

The report from Kenya-based Capital News cited the committee’s allegation that corruption and governance gaps have allowed some firms to operate with limited accountability. Chinese mining companies ...

A coalition of KwaZulu-Natal coastal organisations is calling for the withdrawal of SA Lithium’s Highbury Mine expansion near Umzumbe, citing alleged legal flaws, water risks, biodiversity loss and in ...

The country’s only fully operational lithium mine had an air pollution problem, Nevada regulators found. State officials intervened and held a so-called “enforcement conference” on March 25 because ...

Church leaders and activists from across Africa are calling for stronger protections for communities affected by mining, ...

Residents plagued by dust from Australia's oldest and largest lithium mine say a plan for a free car wash by the mine's owner misses the mark.

Litus, a Calgary-based critical minerals and battery metals company pioneering nanotechnology solutions for lithium extraction and lithium recovery, today announced it has entered into a Memorandum of ...

Researchers with the U.S. Geological Survey estimated that the ancient Appalachians mountain system holds 2.5 million tons of the critical element lithium.