Lithium sector needs $42 billion as pivot from China adds costs
The global lithium industry needs as much as $42 billion of investment by the end of the decade in order to meet demand for the crucial battery-making material, with attempts to build supply chains outside of China subject to much higher costs, according to a data and market-intelligence provider.
Proposed lithium mine in Nevada would damage ancestral lands, critics say
Boise State Public Radio News | By Chris Aadland Published April 15, 2022. This article is an extensive history of the opposing views regarding LAC's proposed Thacker Pass. It provides a balanced view of the opposing positions on the project and, in addition, shines a light on LAC's outreach proposals to the Native Americans
Federal judge rejects NV tribe’s attempt to join lithium mine suit Interior asks 9th Circuit to let mine proceed BY: JENIFFER SOLIS - MARCH 15, 2022
A Nevada federal judge on Friday rejected a legal effort by the Winnemucca Indian Colony to join a lawsuit attempting to stop a lithium mining project at Thacker Pass, a religiously and culturally significant area considered sacred to the tribe. Also last week, Department of Interior attorneys urged the federal Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to reject tribal concerns and allow the mine developer to excavate as planned.
Federal judge rejects NV tribe’s attempt to join lithium mine suit Interior asks 9th Circuit to let mine proceed BY: JENIFFER SOLIS - MARCH 15, 2022
A Nevada federal judge on Friday rejected a legal effort by the Winnemucca Indian Colony to join a lawsuit attempting to stop a lithium mining project at Thacker Pass, a religiously and culturally significant area considered sacred to the tribe. Also last week, Department of Interior attorneys urged the federal Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to reject tribal concerns and allow the mine developer to excavate as planned.
Lithium price soared on EV demand, and it's not done rallying, here's why
Jon Evans, CEO of Lithium Americas, is interviewed at the 2022 BMO Conference on 3 March 2022. His views on the lithium mining future in general and for Cauchari-Olaroz and for Thacker Pass. At the 12:25 point he answers the important question: "What is the advantage of spinning it off (Argentina LAC assets vs. U.S. Thacker Pass assets) into a separate company?" Evans: "By splitting the company up it allows for strategic optionality for both resources......"
FACT SHEET: Securing a Made in America Supply Chain for Critical Minerals
Whitehouse statement on securing critical minerals supply chain. Dated Feb 22, 2022
The Economist - The energy transition is sparking America’s next mining boom
Article on US mining boom, with focus on Thacker Pass and the issues surrounding its approval and development.
The China lithium question: a clash of the West's corporate and strategic interests
Lithium is an essential mineral and the speed of the deal raised calls from lawmakers and security experts in Canada that such agreements with Chinese companies should be subjected to more thorough review. The backlash highlights growing concerns in the West over China's control of supply chains for strategic minerals as well as a divide between national interests and corporate priorities.
Lithium Americas Investor Presentation Slide Show: 28 Jan 2022
26 slides from LAC published on Seeking Alpha and dated 28 Jan 2022
How an ‘anti-trans’ group split the fight against a lithium mine
Here in Nevada, advocates like Wilbert are fighting against the largest lithium mine set for development in the United States. Now the fight against the mine, Thacker Pass, is in disarray, with environmental and Indigenous activists saying DGR’s positions on transgender and nonbinary people are discriminatory. They have been trying to distance themselves from the two men, who say they have camped out in the desert, off and on, for a year.
The Latest Breakthroughs in The Battery War
According to Wright's Law, aka the learning curve effect, lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery cell costs fall by 28% for every cumulative doubling of units produced. By 2023, the cost of Li-ion batteries is expected to fall to around $100/kWh - low enough for EVs to achieve price parity with their gas-powered brethren. Over the years, scientists have been returning to the drawing board and have redesigned the original li-ion battery to overcome some of these shortcomings.
LAC CEO discusses its 400 Million rival bid for Millennial Lithium vs CATL
Video explaining how LAC is taking on a giant in the Lithium industry, CATL, by attempting to outbid CATL and purchase Millennial Lithium tin Argentina and secure a high quality lithium resource.
CBS News video: Powering the future. The drive for lithium
Short news video from CBS showing the demand for expansion of US mining of lithium and featuring LAC's role in filling that demand.