Lithium investors will prosper in 2011 as EV and energy storage market heats up!

Lithium is one of the most dynamic, useful, and least understood metals. "Metal" as most people know the word, may be a bit of a misconception to investors as this metal, the lightest in the periodic table, can literally be cut with a knife!

Thousands of labs all over the world are working with and studying the properties of lithium at this writing, and the discoveries are lifting this element into a category all its own.  On Jan 11th the folks at Argone National Labratory released parts of their study into this wonderous element, and their findings will most likely increase the value of lithium for a number of uses, not the least of which is in the electric vehicle market. See: Lithium surprises!

Here is a brief description of lithium, from Webelements.com 

Talison Lithium has a big ace in the hole, in the race for Lithium supremacy!

Talison Lithium (TSE-TLH) has been in the business for 25 years.  It supplies about 75% of the Chinese import market in lithium from its Greenbushes mining operation in Western Australia, and has 300 customers worldwide. Talison plans a 100% expansion of those resources in 2011, and the recent 110% run-up in its share price reflects these facts.

However it is Talisons resource in Chile which will propel it to the top of the lithium world, and solidify its position as the largest, pure lithium player on the planet.

Rodinia Lithium developing large deposits in Nevada and Argentina

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We have discussed the development of Rodinia Lithium in past posts, and in the interests of full disclosure, we have a long position in Rodinia (TSX V:RM).

During this "second leg" of the lithium bull market, it seems timely to remind readers about Rodinia and it's developing deposits in both Clayton Valley, Nevada and it's other excellent properties in Argentina, all of which show huge deposits, and potential, and three of which are in the top 25 properties worldwide.

How and where to invest in this "second leg" of the Lithium boom!

“One of my top priorities next year is to have an energy policy that begins to address all facets of our over-reliance on fossil fuels,”

Barrack Obama

October 2010:
Goldman Sachs discloses 12.78% ownership of Talison Lithium

Update: Oct 18th:
Our Lithium investments are up 167% in the past 6 weeks!!!


There are four lithium companies currently producing lithium on the world market that can be labelled, essentially, the BIG FOUR.  They are: