Some estimate that the continent’s largest reserves of lithium—the metal used for batteries —are in Serbia. The hard part might be getting it out. The ancient scooter gurgling through a languid summer afternoon brought groceries and a fistful of cash to Sasa Antic’s house. Like many of his neighbors, the 30-year-old Serb hasn’t had a ... Lithium in Serbia, there may be a fortune buried in a forgotten corner of Europe
MINEX Forum | September 1, 2019 Some estimate that the continent’s largest reserves of lithium—the metal used for batteries —are in Serbia. The hard part might be getting it out. The ancient scooter gurgling through a languid summer afternoon brought groceries and a fistful of cash to Sasa Antic’s house. Like many of his neighbors, the 30-year-old Serb hasn’t had a ... 
Consultants Wood Mackenzie estimate electric vehicle (EV) sales including hybrid electric vehicles (HEV) were up more than 24% last year Wood Mackenzie expects global electric vehicle sales with a plug to account for 7% of all passenger car sales by 2025, 14% by 2030 and 38% by 2040. Battery materials — cobalt, lithium and nickel ... 
Cornish Lithium, a start-up hoping to lead the development of an industry for the battery metal in the UK, became on Friday the first British miner to launch a crowdfunding campaign to finance its hunt for the commodity in the ancient mining region of Cornwall, in south-west England. The company is seeking to raise £1m ... 
Germany and Bolivia today sealed a partnership for the industrial use of lithium , a key component in the batteries that power electric cars and cell phones. ACI Systems will work with state-owned Bolivian Lithium Deposits (YLB) on installing four lithium plants in the Salar de Uyuni salt flats, which hold the world’s second-largest lithium ... 
In 2016, Cornish Lithium was set up to take advantage of Cornwall’s historic reserves of lithium and the increasingly bullish market for the previously unremarkable mineral. Then in August this year, the company managed to secure the necessary investment to begin exploration works, mining-technology.com noted. Cornish Lithium is now hoping to be the first company ... 
European Metals Holdings Limited (ASX & AIM: EMH) reported its ongoing infill drilling program and announce analytical results for the first drillhole CIS-4 at the Cinovec Lithium-Tin Project (“the project” or “Cinovec”). In addition, the Company announced the appointment of Mr Craig Reimer as the Project Manager of its Definitive Feasibility Study. HIGHLIGHTS Infill drilling continues ... 
Image: diamo.cz/ The Czech Republic has the biggest reserves lithium reserves in Europe with one company at the moment having taking the lead in prospecting those reserves and planning their extraction. But some political parties now appear to be discussing whether the state should be taking the lead in exploiting this strategic mineral, Radio Praha notes. ... 
European Metals Holdings Limited (“European Metals” or “the Company”) declares the maiden Ore Reserve at the Company’s Cinovec Lithium / Tin Project in the Czech Republic. In addition, the Company has appointed Mr Richard Pavlik to the Board of Directors, and secured short-term funding. European Metals Managing Director Keith Coughlan said, “I am pleased to ... 
Image: http://innotechnews.com The potential of lithium’s boom is already having a knock-on effect for the small village of Cinovec on the Czech border with Germany, which has a tin and tungsten mining tradition dating back to 1378. Its mines were abandoned in 1991 because they ceased to be economically sustainable after the collapse of communism, but ... 
Image: businesscornwall.co.uk Newcomer Cornish Lithium Limited is hoping to lead the development of a lithium industry in the UK after acquiring the rights to drill for the mineral in the ancient mining region of Cornwall from Canadian junior Strongbow Exploration (TSX-V:SBW). With the deal, the start-up led by the head of mining research at Investec Plc, Jeremy Wrathall, is ...