Tests will soon commence at a site in Western Australia's Pilbara to determine the potential to produce lithium carbonate for use in high-tech batteries. Cobre Montana has signed a Memorandum of ...

China’s CATL, the world’s biggest maker of EV batteries, is considering whether to mothball a key lepidolite mine in the south-eastern Jiangxi province, as well as one of its three lithium carbonate ...

Lawrence, MA – July 25, 2016 – Spectral Evolution’s oreXpress™ spectrometer with EZ-ID software can provide critical real-time mineral identification for key pathfinder minerals in lithium exploration ...

Global lithium prices down over 80% in past 12 months Rystad slashes China's mined lithium output growth forecast Analysts expect mining of lepidolite in China to be hit Almost half of China's lithium ...

Pilbara Minerals shares surged 18% on rumors CATL may halt lepidolite mining, signaling potential relief from lithium oversupply pressures. Lithium's volatile market has hurt miners like Pilbara, and ...

Robert Bunsen and Gustav Kirchhoff discovered the element Rubidium in 1861 with the help of a spectroscope while analyzing a mineral called lepidolite. When the mineral was heated, Bunsen and ...