Galaxy welcomes higher lithium prices

Lithium miner Galaxy Resources on Wednesday welcomed an announcement by global chemicals company Rockwood Holdings that it would lift its lithium salt prices by $1 000/t. This was the second time that Rockwood has hiked its lithium salt prices in...

Galaxy produces first lithium carbonate

Lithium miner Galaxy Resources has produced its first lithium carbonate at its Jiangsu plant, in China, following the successful completion of hot commissioning. MD Iggy Tan said on Tuesday that the company had brought two projects into...

Environment-friendly cooling method suited to coal mines

Water solutions provider IDE Technologies is now able to assist coal mines to improve their environmental impact while also saving capital

Galaxy opens Chinese plant

Lithium miner Galaxy on Thursday officially opened its Jiangsu lithium carbonate plant, in China. The A$100-million plant was the largest-capacity battery-grade lithium carbonate plant in the Asia Pacific region, and has a design capacity of some...

South African gold mine cooling technology used in Chinese coal mine

A deep-level mine cooling technology that was developed in AngloGold Ashanti’s Mponeng mine in South Africa would be installed at a coal mine in China, the proprietary owner of the technology, IDE recently said. The China National Coal Group...

Company Announcement: IDE Selected by China National Coal Group for Mine Cooling

Industry’s most efficient ice maker utilizes vacuum technology to significantly reduce power usage and costs

Galaxy's Jiangsu plant nearing completion

Lithium miner Galaxy Resources on Thursday reported that its Jiangsu lithium carbonate project, in China, remained on track for commissioning by the end of the fourth quarter. The miner said that by the end of October, the project was 91% complete.

Chinese regulator gives nod for TNG deal

The Chinese government has approved a capital raising and strategic alliance between ASX-listed TNG and Jiangsu Eastern China Non-Ferrous Metals Investment Holding Company (ECE). In August this year, TNG signed a letter of intent with ECE, under...

Galaxy's Chinese plant on schedule

Lithium miner Galaxy Resources on Thursday reported that the construction of its Jiangsu lithium carbonate project, in China, was progressing on schedule, with final stage construction currently under way. The company said that with the...

Galaxy Resources to fast track Quebec spodumene project

Australian lithium miner Galaxy Resources has started a definitive feasibility study (DFS) at James Bay, paving the way to increase its stake in the Canadian spodumene project to 70%. ASX-listed Galaxy entered into a farm-in agreement with...

Galaxy signs offtake agreement for battery production

Lithium producer Galaxy Resources has signed an offtake framework agreement with 13 Chinese electric bicycle manufacturers for the full production from its proposed lithium-ion battery project, in China. MD Iggy Tan said on Wednesday that the...

Galaxy to leapfrog R&D with US battery technology licence deal

Lithium miner Galaxy Resources has signed a technology licence agreement with US-based lithium ion battery producer K2 Energy Solutions, to assist Galaxy in constructing its proposed Jiangsu battery manufacturing plant, in China. “Ensuring that...