Lithium Corporation of America

Lithium Corporation of America

Lithium Corporation of America is a mining company which mined lithium-bearing spodumene and pegmatite ores near Bessemer City, Gaston County, North Carolina, United States and in the Black Hills of South Dakota.[1][2]

In September 1959, Lithium Corporation of America was sued for breach of contract by a Canadian producer of lithium concentrate, Quebec Lithium Corporation, from which it had been buying lithium concentrate.[3]

In 1995, Lithium Corporation of America was acquired by FMC Corporation, formerly known as Food Machinery and Chemical Corporation. At the time it was acquired, the company was the world's largest producer of lithium.[4] [5] FMC's lithium operations are now known as FMC Lithium.

References

  1. ↑ Ryan, Jack R. (December 12, 1954). "Expansion Pushed in Lithium Output; Use of Lightest Metal Is Now Ten Times Pre-War Rate -Demand Exceeds Supply". The New York Times. p. F1. Retrieved 2009-11-02.
  2. ↑ "LCA Mine (Lithium Corporation of America Mine), Bessemer City, Gaston Co., North Carolina, USA". mindat.org. Retrieved 2009-11-02.
  3. ↑ The New York Times (September 10, 1959). "Lithium Corp. Sued by Quebec Company". p. 53. Retrieved 2009-11-02.
  4. ↑ "FMC History". FMC Corporation. Retrieved 2009-11-02.
  5. ↑ Lifton, Jack (September 1, 2006). "Reflections on Investing in the Future of Lithium". Resource Investor. Retrieved 2009-11-02.

FMC purchased Lithium Corp of America in 1985, not 1995.


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