Welcome to the August 2018 edition of the lithium miner news. What a busy month! This past month saw China spot price falls accelerate (but no panic) and plenty of great lithium market and company news. Perhaps the biggest news was SQM exiting their partnership with LAC at Cauchari, only to be replaced by Ganfeng Lithium. Other notable news was all the major lithium producers reporting outstanding revenue and profit growth results. Added to this we welcomed three new lithium spodumene producers from Australia.
Lithium spot and contract price news
During August, 99.5% lithium carbonate