When Lady Gaga recently spoke in an interview about taking lithium while suffering from a “psychotic break”, it drew attention to a drug that has long been used in psychiatry but is less widely ...

Atlantic Lithium Ltd. has secured approval to develop Ghana’s first lithium mine on terms more favorable than those sought under a previous government. The Australian miner’s local unit will pay ...

Researchers have uncovered the mechanical properties of the nanoscale "thorns" that develop inside lithium-ion batteries, which can cause them to short circuit and die – or worse, such as ...

FRANKLIN COUNTY – Inside his office just off Mt. Vernon's town square, attorney B.F. Hicks lays a map out on his desk. At speed, he points at different tracts of land, reciting who lives there, what ...

The joint venture, Smackover Lithium, will supply Trafigura with 8,000 metric tons ⁠per year of battery-grade lithium carbonate over a 10-year period starting when commercial production begins. Sign ...

An "Access Restricted" sign is displayed at the Lithium Nevada Corp. mine site at Thacker Pass, April 24, 2023, near Orovada, Nev. (Rick Bowmer/AP) Lithium is essential for the green economy, a key ...

Global lithium demand could top 13 million tonnes by 2050 if the world moves fast on clean energy, according to Wood Mackenzie’s latest Energy Transition Outlook for Lithium. The warning is blunt: ...

Lithium carbonate might have slowed decline in verbal memory in a pilot study. However, the treatment did not meet a prespecified threshold for the trial's primary outcomes. Earlier research suggested ...

Albemarle Corp.’s commitment to reopening a dormant lithium mine in Kings Mountain hit a key milestone, at the same time the company is cutting costs elsewhere. The Charlotte-based specialty chemical ...

This metal is one to watch for the battery and mining industries. In 2026, I’m going to be closely watching the price of lithium. If you’re not in the habit of obsessively tracking commodity markets, ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Tesla officially began operations at its lithium refinery in Texas, Tesla CEO Elon Musk posted on social media last week. Musk wrote in an X post on Jan. 14, “The largest Lithium ...

The Trump administration is using government stakes, tariffs, and industrial policy to rapidly expand U.S. lithium production and reduce foreign dependence. Advanced lithium extraction technologies ...