March 2022

Rio Tinto completes acquisition of Rincon lithium project

:: Tuesday, March 29, 2022
Rio Tinto completes acquisition of Rincon lithium project
Rio Tinto has completed the acquisition of the Rincon lithium project in Argentina for $825 million, following approval from Australia’s Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB).

Boron might still look like a 19th-century mining town, but its potential as an energy producer is distinctly 21st century

:: Monday, March 28, 2022
Boron might still look like a 19th-century mining town, but its potential as an energy producer is distinctly 21st century
The Kern County NBC affiliate, KGET, runs a story on U.S. Borax's 150th birthday and how Rio Tinto discovered a quantity of lithium—a mineral essential in the manufacture of batteries—in its waste stream.