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Stellantis makes $155M investment in McEwen Copper Argentina project

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Stellantis announced a $155-million investment in a copper project located in Argentina, which will make a major contribution to the company’s plan to become carbon net zero by 2038. Los Azules is an advanced-stage porphyry copper exploration project in the San Juan pro-mining province of Argentina. The company is acquiring a 14.2%

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POSCO Holdings begins construction of $830M lithium plant in Argentina

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Korea-based POSCO Holdings recently started construction of a lithium commercialization plant in Argentina. POSCO Group is the first to produce lithium hydroxide for batteries in Argentina throughout the entire process from the acquisition of mining rights to exploration, construction and operation of a production plant. Earlier post.)

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POSCO to invest $830M in lithium hydroxide plant in Argentina

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South Korea-based steelmaker POSCO will invest US$830 million in a lithium hydroxide plant in Argentina. POSCO bought lithium mining rights in Argentina from Australian lithium miner Galaxy Resources for $280 million in 2018. The plant will be constructed by the first half of 2024. Initially, POSCO estimated that the site had 2.2

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Lithium mining in Argentina poised to dominate the global market

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Argentina Lithium & Energy Corp shares the exciting results from their 64,000 hectares lithium mining projects in Argentina. The post Lithium mining in Argentina poised to dominate the global market appeared first on Innovation News Network.

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Start-Up MOBI LATAM partners with EnergyX to develop Bolivian domestic lithium battery supply chain

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Both companies will work towards creating a Bolivian domestic lithium battery supply chain to develop the region’s electric mobility market. Bolivia is lithium-rich; the USGS estimates identified lithium reserves in the country to be 21 million tons—ahead of Argentina and Chile, the other members of the “lithium triangle”.

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Bass Metals to acquire San Jorge lithium brine project in Argentina

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Australia-based Bass Metals has signed a binding term sheet to acquire Blackearth SA which holds an option to acquire the san Jorge Lithium Project located in Catamarca province, Argentina. UBS is now forecasting an 11-fold increase to 2030 in the amount of lithium required, as well as a 7-fold increase in the amount of natural graphite.

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SK On takes 10% stake in Australia’s Lake Resources; battery-grade lithium supply deal

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SK On, a global electric vehicle (EV) battery manufacturer, signed a lithium supply deal with Australia’s Lake Resources ( earlier post ), a move that will further strengthen its key battery materials supply chain in response to robust business growth and geopolitical risks. million electric vehicles (EVs). Earlier post.).

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