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Pioneer Lithium positions Root Lake for potential restart
24th November 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed Pioneer Lithium has begun internal planning to potentially restart field activity at its Root Lake lithium project in Ontario, Canada, as global lithium prices show early signs of... 


Elevra highlights rising deficit risk in lithium market
Elevra highlights rising deficit risk in lithium market
21st November 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Elevra Lithium MD Lucas Dow says conditions in the physical lithium market have strengthened materially in recent months, with spot spodumene concentrate prices climbing above $1 200/t as... 


Lithium prices plunge in China after moves to curb speculative trading
Lithium prices plunge in China after moves to curb speculative trading
21st November 2025 By: Reuters

Lithium prices in China fell sharply on Friday, short-circuiting a rally, after the main exchange stepped in to curb speculative trading and on a report that battery giant CATL could restart... 


Anson raises A$14m to accelerate US lithium project
21st November 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed Anson Resources has secured A$14-million in firm commitments to advance its Green River lithium project in Utah, with the placement drawing strong support from new and existing... 


MinRes outlook lifted to 'stable' – Fitch
MinRes outlook lifted to 'stable' – Fitch
20th November 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Fitch Ratings has revised the outlook on Mineral Resources (MinRes) from 'negative' to 'stable', citing a sharp expected improvement in the group’s leverage position following its agreement to sell... 


Argosy inks lithium spot sales deal with China’s Chengdu Chemphys Industry
Argosy inks lithium spot sales deal with China’s Chengdu Chemphys Industry
20th November 2025 By: Reuters

Argosy Minerals has signed a spot sales contract with China’s Chengdu Chemphys Industry for 16.1 tonnes of lithium carbonate produced from its Rincon project in Argentina, the Australian miner said... 


Liontown jumps after first spodumene auction lands well above spot prices
Liontown jumps after first spodumene auction lands well above spot prices
20th November 2025 By: Reuters

Liontown Resources said on Thursday its first online auction for spodumene concentrate from its flagship Kathleen Valley project fetched a price far above prevailing spot levels. Prices for... 


SQM quarterly profit rises as lithium prices rebound
SQM quarterly profit rises as lithium prices rebound
19th November 2025 By: Reuters

Chilean lithium producer SQM on Tuesday reported a rise in third-quarter net profit, helped by an improved pricing environment that lifted average lithium prices for the first time in two years.... 


PAK to deliver meaningful benefits to Ontario, says Frontier Lithium
PAK to deliver meaningful benefits to Ontario, says Frontier Lithium
18th November 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Preproduction mining company Frontier Lithium has published the findings of an independent socioeconomic assessment for its proposed PAK lithium project in north-western Ontario, detailing the... 


Lithium surges in China after Ganfeng chairman predicts 2026 demand boom
17th November 2025 By: Reuters

China's lithium price surged on Monday after the chairman of major Chinese producer Ganfeng Lithium Group forecast demand growth of 30% or even 40% for the battery metal in 2026. The most-traded... 


A lithium mine in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe lithium miners seek VAT moratorium until end of 2026
13th November 2025 By: Bloomberg

Zimbabwean lithium miners have asked the government to defer the imposition of a tax on concentrates until the end of 2026, so they can raise capital to construct processing plants. The southern... 


Rio Tinto mothballs flagship Jadar lithium project
Rio Tinto mothballs flagship Jadar lithium project
13th November 2025 By: Bloomberg

Rio Tinto Group has mothballed the controversial $2.95-billion Jadar lithium project in Serbia, according to an internal note. The memo, sent this week and seen by Bloomberg, said that the project... 


PLS CEO Dale Henderson
CEO of Australia's PLS says government support could boost lithium supply chains
13th November 2025 By: Reuters

Global supply chains for lithium could benefit from collaboration among governments but any intervention on prices would need to be handled carefully, Dale Henderson, CEO of Australian lithium... 


Atlantic awaits Parliamentary ratification of Ewoyaa mining lease
12th November 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Australia-based Atlantic Lithium said on Wednesday that the mining lease for its flagship Ewoyaa lithium project, in Ghana, had been submitted to Parliament for consideration and ratification. The... 


Nevada Lithium welcomes addition of boron to US critical minerals list
12th November 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

TSX-V-listed Nevada Lithium Resources has welcomed the addition of boron to the US Department of the Interior’s 2025 Critical Minerals List, noting that its Bonnie Claire lithium project in Nevada... 


Emerson to automate Thacker Pass lithium project
12th November 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Automation specialist Emerson has been selected by Lithium Americas to provide its comprehensive automation portfolio and technical services for the Thacker Pass lithium project, in northern... 


Lithium Argentina and Ganfeng outline plan for 150 000 t/y PPG project
Lithium Argentina and Ganfeng outline plan for 150 000 t/y PPG project
12th November 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Lithium Argentina and Ganfeng Lithium have reported positive results from a scoping study for their integrated Pozuelos–Pastos Grandes (PPG) lithium brine project in Argentina’s Salta province,... 


Liontown to hold first digital spodumene auction
Liontown to hold first digital spodumene auction
12th November 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed Liontown Resources has partnered with Metalshub to launch its first digital auction for spodumene concentrate from the Kathleen Valley lithium operation in Western Australia. The... 


Mineral Resources founder and CEO Chris Ellison
MinRes inks $765m deal with Posco for lithium JV stake, shares surge
12th November 2025 By: Reuters

Australia's Mineral Resources said on Wednesday it would sell a 30% stake in part of its lithium business to South Korea's Posco for $765-million as it seeks to cut debt and repair its balance... 


The site where the Manono project is located
Australia watchdog sues AVZ Minerals over Congo disclosure breaches
11th November 2025 By: Reuters

Australia's corporate regulator said on Tuesday it has sued AVZ Minerals and two of its directors, alleging the miner failed to disclose an escalating legal dispute with the Democratic Republic of... 


Core Lithium lifts Grants ore reserve, cuts capital
10th November 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed Core Lithium has delivered an upgraded ore reserve and optimised mine plan for the Grants deposit at its 100%-owned Finniss lithium project in the Northern Territory, reducing... 


China grants conditional approval for Codelco-SQM lithium joint venture
China grants conditional approval for Codelco-SQM lithium joint venture
10th November 2025 By: Reuters

China's market regulator said on Monday that it granted conditional approval for a lithium-related joint venture between Chile's state-run copper giant-Codelco and local lithium producer SQM. The... 


Bolivia is rethinking lithium deals with China, Russia in US pivot
7th November 2025 By: Bloomberg

Bolivia is awash in the battery metal lithium, but the resource is nearly all trapped underground. President-elect Rodrigo Paz, who takes office Saturday, is vowing to finally bring Bolivia into... 


CATL sees progress in bid to restart key Chinese lithium mine
7th November 2025 By: Bloomberg

Contemporary Amperex Technology has been told how much it should pay for the rights to its key lithium mine in China, another sign of progress in the battery maker’s bid to restart the operation... 


Clean TeQ awarded A$19m contract for Rio Tinto’s Rincon project
Clean TeQ awarded A$19m contract for Rio Tinto’s Rincon project
6th November 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

ASX-listed Clean TeQ Water has been awarded a $12.5-million (A$19.2-million) contract by Rincon Mining, a wholly owned subsidiary of Rio Tinto, for the Rincon lithium project in Argentina’s Salta... 


Sibanye-Stillwater CEO Richard Stewart.
Sibanye-Stillwater’s South Africa platinum earnings up 213%, gold earnings up 177%
6th November 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The significant leverage of Sibanye-Stillwater to precious metals prices is clearly illustrated by the skyrocketing of its South African gold and platinum group metals (PGMs) earnings in the three... 


Albemarle's cost cuts, steady volumes fuel smaller loss amid weak lithium prices
Albemarle's cost cuts, steady volumes fuel smaller loss amid weak lithium prices
6th November 2025 By: Reuters

Albemarle reported a smaller-than-expected loss for the third quarter on Wednesday, as the lithium producer's tight leash on costs and resilient sales volumes softened the squeeze from persistently... 


A DRC cobalt mine
Can Africa ride critical minerals wave to economic boom?
5th November 2025 By: Reuters

As global powers scramble for critical minerals, African countries are pushing for new investment to process more of their own raw materials and meet their people's demands for economic growth and... 


Prairie Lithium breaks ground on North America’s largest DLE facility
Prairie Lithium breaks ground on North America’s largest DLE facility
5th November 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

ASX-listed Prairie Lithium has started construction of its lithium extraction facility at Pad #1 in Saskatchewan. Foundation work on the facility is expected to be completed by January 2026, after... 


Once a lithium darling, Sigma’s woes mount with 29% stock rout
Once a lithium darling, Sigma’s woes mount with 29% stock rout
5th November 2025 By: Bloomberg

Sigma Lithium is plunging amid growing doubts about near-term production and potential delays to a key expansion project. In a sharp reversal for a stock once seen as an industry darling, Sigma... 


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