Lithium Investing News

Bacanora Minerals Ltd. Finalizes Agreements with Rare Earth Minerals Plc on El Sauz and Fleur Concessions

Gretchen Cruz — Wed, 22 May 2013 23:08:31 +0000

Bacanora Minerals Ltd. (TSXV:BCN) and Rare Earth Minerals Plc finalized a lithium farm-in deal that grants Rare Earth Minerals certain rights to participate in the drilling and project evaluation of the El Sauz and Fleur lithium concessions in northern Mexico.

Li3 Energy and Blue Wolf Mongolia: Plans to Merge

Vivien Diniz — Wed, 22 May 2013 02:57:54 +0000

Li3 Energy (OTCBB: LIEG) has entered into an agreement with Blue Wolf Mongolia Holdings with an agreement and plan of merger for an initial business combination.

Lithium Battery Technology Developments

Vivien Diniz — Mon, 20 May 2013 11:15:21 +0000

Batteries are going to drive the future of lithium, according to international research firm Roskill. Here is a look at two tech updates for lithium batteries.

Graphene-boron Mix Promising for Lithium-Ion Batteries

Vivien Diniz — Fri, 17 May 2013 17:43:50 +0000

Phys.org reported that calculations made by Rice University showed that a graphene-boron anode should be able to hold a lot of lithium and perform at a proper voltage for use in lithium-ion batteries.

Lithium Market Reliant on Batteries for Continued Strong Demand

Vivien Diniz — Thu, 16 May 2013 18:53:25 +0000

Roskill provided analysis on the future of the lithium market. The company determined that rechargeable batteries accounted for 27 percent of global lithium consumption in 2012. The end use of batteries was responsible for 44 percent of the net increase in lithium consumption over the lat ten years and 70 percent over the last five.

Western Lithium: Patents Lithium Extraction Process in the USA

Vivien Diniz — Fri, 10 May 2013 18:15:34 +0000

Western Lithium USA Corporation (TSX: WLC; OTCQX: WLCDF) has obtained a Patent from the US Government for its lithium extraction process. The request was filed in June 2011 and relates tot he separation of lithium and potassion compounds from the lithium-containing materials. With the patent, Western Lithium hopes to protect its intellectual property developed through comprehensive [...]

Wyoming Takes It Slow with New Lithium Resource

Vivien Diniz — Wed, 08 May 2013 20:01:18 +0000

Businessweek reported that the state of Wyoming is taking time to decide how best to handle its new large lithium discovery.

Orocobre Provides Investors with Finance Update

Vivien Diniz — Tue, 07 May 2013 02:50:07 +0000

Orocobre Limited (TSX:ORL,ASX:ORE) provides an update of the equity finance contributions for its Olaroz Project.

What Can Wyoming Do with Potentially 720 Years of Lithium Supply?

Vivien Diniz — Mon, 06 May 2013 11:15:30 +0000

Researchers from the University of Wyoming Carbon Management Institute have stumbled upon what they believe is a “vast, new lithium resource.” Preliminary reports show that the deposit hosts 228,000 tons of lithium, enough to meet all US demand.

Canada Lithium Signs $21.1M Convertible Debenture Bought Deal Financing

Roz Visarra — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 22:24:21 +0000

Canada Lithium Corp (TSX:CLQ, OTCQX:CLGMF) announced that it has entered into an agreement with Dundee Securities Ltd to purchase on a bought deal private placement basis, 21,110 convertible debentures at a price of $1,000/debenture.