Welcome to the June 2019 edition of the lithium miner news. This past month saw lithium prices slightly lower. Industry leader Tianqi states: "Tianqi: Lithium demand is solid, prices to stabilize." As usual, the past month was packed full of news.
Lithium spot and contract price news
During June, 99% lithium carbonate China spot prices were down 0.52%. Spodumene (5% min) prices were down 0.97%.
Fastmarkets (formerly Metal Bulletin) reports 99.5% lithium carbonate battery-grade spot prices cif China, Japan & Korea of US$11.00-12.50/kg (11,000-12,500/t), and min 56.5% lithium hydroxide battery grade spot prices cif