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Rio Tinto to invest USD 350 million in Argentina lithium project – ET Auto

Baua Electric

Global miner Rio Tinto will invest USD 350 million at its Rincon lithium plant in Argentina as it works to begin production by the end of the year, the company said this week following Chief Executive Jakob Stausholm ‘s visit to the site.

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Ford builds 150,000th Mustang Mach-E; on sale in 37 countries

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Ford Co-Pilot360 Driver Assist Technology is now standard across Mustang Mach-E across the lineup. New Zealand, Brazil and Argentina are among the latest markets added to the Mustang Mach-E stable. The Mustang Mach-E is available in 37 countries across the world for 2023, up from 22 in the vehicle’s first year.

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BMW Group to source lithium from Livent

Green Car Congress

Now, the company is broadening its supplier base and additionally sourcing lithium from Argentina, where the raw material is obtained from brine from salt lakes. View of the salt lake Salar del Hombre Muerto in northern Argentina. Working towards strict IRMA standard for lithium mining.

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Global geothermal industry passes 12,000 MW operational

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The global geothermal industry surpassed 12,000 MW of geothermal power operational, with about 600 MW of new geothermal power coming online globally, according to a year-end update by the Geothermal Energy Association (GEA). Vincent and the Grenadines, Taiwan, Thailand, Uganda, the United States, and Yemen.

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Is standard lithium LTD a sham?

EV Info

Now we have a claim against a Canadian Lithium Miner – Standard lithium. According to the latest figures from the US Geological Survey (USGS), global lithium production in 2019 stood at 77,000 tonnes. The firm holds lithium resources across Australia, Argentina, and Mexico and has over 4,844 employees. Big and Growing Market.

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Neo Lithium closes strategic investment with CATL; ~8% stake; 3Q project

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The 3Q Project (Tres Quebradas Lithium Project) is located in Catamarca Province, the largest lithium producing area in Argentina, and covers approximately 35,000 ha including a salar complex of approximately 16,000 ha. NLC conducted extensive processing and metallurgical studies to identify the preferred process for its 3Q Project.

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Soros signals Argentina’s shale is biggest place to be; doubles stake in YPF SA

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George Soros has doubled his stake in YPF SA, the state-owned oil company in Argentina, which sits atop some of the world’s largest shale oil and gas resources, and is about to get even larger following a new discovery over the last couple of weeks of a second key shale play. Earlier post.]. It now controls 3.5

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