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ZEITI national coordinator Ian Mwiinga.
Well done, Zambia, on your transparent ‘G-Factor’ mining revenue system
13th June 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Zambia is strengthening transparency and accountability to make sure that natural resources improve the lives of all of its citizens. It gives easy visibility to the level of natural resource... 


Ioneer raises A$25m for Rhyolite Ridge project
Ioneer raises A$25m for Rhyolite Ridge project
13th June 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed Ioneer on Friday it had secured commitments to raise about A$25-million ($16-million) through a share placement to fund work at the Rhyolite Ridge lithium/boron project in Nevada. The... 


Zambia’s South Africa-based cadastre system developer re-engaged, Ministry confirms
12th June 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Zambia’s South Africa-developed mining cadastre licensing system portals have been reactivated, the Ministry of Mines and Mineral Development has confirmed. “The disruption was due to the... 


South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa flanked by CFM Green Hydrogen executive Sebastiaan Surie (left) and Hive Hydrogen chairperson Thulani Gcabashe.
South Africa’s green hydrogen sector boosted by big-ticket funding commitments
12th June 2025 By: Martin Creamer

In a step to accelerate South Africa’s just energy transition and establish the country as a global green hydrogen leader, R656-million has been committed to a green hydrogen fund. South Africa’s... 


Teck's Highland Valley copper mine in Canada
Canada risks losing out on billions in critical mineral investments, report warns
12th June 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Canada could miss out on up to C$12-billion a year in critical minerals production by 2040 unless governments take immediate steps to de-risk investment and accelerate mining development, according... 


Pilbara grows Pilgangoora resource by 23%
11th June 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed Pilbara Minerals has announced a 23% increase in contained lithium at its Pilgangoora operation in Western Australia, following a drilling campaign. The updated mineral resource now... 


Bags of lithium concentrate being loaded onto a truck
Zimbabwe to ban export of lithium concentrates from 2027
11th June 2025 By: Reuters

Zimbabwe will ban the export of lithium concentrates from 2027 as it extends its push for more local processing, mines minister Winston Chitando said on Tuesday. Africa's top producer of lithium,... 


Andrada CEO Anthony Viljoen
Andrada reports performance improvements on the back of continuous improvement programme, upgrades
6th June 2025 By: Darren Parker

Tin, tantalum and lithium miner Andrada Mining has reported solid performance improvements at its Uis operation in Namibia, supported by enhancements from the company’s Continuous Improvement 2... 


Chilean business magnate Ponce exits firms with stakes in lithium miner SQM
Chilean business magnate Ponce exits firms with stakes in lithium miner SQM
6th June 2025 By: Reuters

Chilean business magnate Julio Ponce will leave several of his companies, he said in a statement on Thursday, while the firms announced a broader restructuring that seeks to merge units into fewer... 


Serbian farmers vow to oppose Rio Tinto lithium project even after EU labels it strategic
Serbian farmers vow to oppose Rio Tinto lithium project even after EU labels it strategic
6th June 2025 By: Reuters

Zlatko Kokanovic, a farmer from Serbia's Jadar region, is determined to stop development of a Rio Tinto lithium project, identified this week as strategic by the European Commission as it aims to... 


Zambia's cadastre system is reportedly not functioning.
Zambia’s mining licence cadastre system is reportedly not functioning
5th June 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The mining licence cadastre system of Zambia is reportedly not functioning. “We understand that the platform they were building to handle the cadastre function, called ZIMIS, has been a failure.... 


Lithium Energy staff undertaking site survey at White Plains project in Utah.
Lithium Energy stakes Utah brines claims
5th June 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Perth-based Lithium Energy announced on Wednesday it had secured a 6 150-ha package of mineral claims in Utah, in what it is calling the White Plains lithium brine project. The newly staked claims,... 


Rio Tinto revising cost of Serbia lithium project
Rio Tinto revising cost of Serbia lithium project
5th June 2025 By: Reuters

Rio Tinto is revising the cost of its Serbian lithium project that the European Commission identified as one of 13 strategic new critical material projects, Chad Blewitt, managing director of the... 


Pilbara Minerals CFO resigns
Pilbara Minerals CFO resigns
3rd June 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Australian lithium producer Pilbara Minerals said on Tuesday that CFO Luke Bortoli had tendered his resignation to pursue other opportunities. Bortoli would remain in the role for a transition... 


NextSource shifts BAF plans from Mauritius to Middle East
NextSource shifts BAF plans from Mauritius to Middle East
3rd June 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Toronto-headquartered NextSource Materials is pivoting its battery anode facility (BAF) strategy from Mauritius to the Middle East, seeking to capitalise on faster permitting, better... 


Ioneer quadruples Rhyolite Ridge reserves
Ioneer quadruples Rhyolite Ridge reserves
2nd June 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Lithium developer Ioneer has reported a fourfold increase in ore reserves at its Rhyolite Ridge lithium/boron project in Nevada, US. The ore reserve has surged by 308% to 246.6-million tonnes,... 


Premier David Eby
BC unveils plan to unlock billions in mining investment in the northwest
2nd June 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

British Columbia Premier David Eby has outlined a strategy aimed at positioning the province’s northwest as a major economic engine, blending mining development with conservation and reconciliation... 


Delta Lithium gold spin-out Ballard targets A$30m in IPO
Delta Lithium gold spin-out Ballard targets A$30m in IPO
30th May 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Delta Lithium is moving ahead with the spin-out of its Mt Ida gold asset into a newly created entity, Ballard Mining, which on Friday lodged a prospectus ahead of a planned listing on the ASX. The... 


Marula's Jason Brewer interviewed by Mining Weekly's Martin Creamer. Video: Darlene Creamer.
Following Shuka, two more JSE listings on way, Jason Brewer spells out
29th May 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Following last week’s dual listing of Shuka Minerals on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange’s (JSE's) AltX, two more JSE dual listings are on the way, mine developer Jason Brewer has outlined to Mining... 


SQM feeds global lithium glut with record-high sales volume
29th May 2025 By: Bloomberg

SQM sold record amounts of lithium in the first quarter, despite prices languishing at multiyear lows as one of the world’s top producers of the battery metal counts on low costs to grow market... 


Frontier banks on Canada's battery strategy and regional supply crunch
Frontier banks on Canada's battery strategy and regional supply crunch
29th May 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Amid ongoing concerns over regional lithium supply gaps, TSX-V-listed Frontier Lithium is staking its claim as a future cornerstone of North America's critical minerals supply chain, bolstered by... 


30% tariff on exports to US would destroy demand, analyst says
28th May 2025 By: Darren Parker

A 30% net effective tariff rate on exports to the US from South Africa would essentially destroy demand growth in 2025 and 2026, resulting in permanent economic scarring, Wood Mackenzie metals and... 


Chile's SQM swings to first-quarter net profit
28th May 2025 By: Reuters

Chile's SQM, the world's second-largest lithium producer, reported a first-quarter net profit of $137.5-million on Wednesday, rebounding from a loss of $869.5-million a year earlier. The miner... 


SQM pulls out of WA lithium hunt with Tambourah
28th May 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Chilean lithium giant SQM has walked away from a deal to earn into Tambourah Metals’ Julimar North project in Western Australia, pulling back from further exploration investment in the early-stage... 


Minerals Council South Africa CEO Mzila Mthenjane.
Key public-private direction missing in new draft Minerals Bill, Junior Indaba hears
27th May 2025 By: Martin Creamer

South Africa needs to see far more harnessing of the capital of the private sector and needs to make sure that government and private sector work together to grow the economy and create jobs,... 


Lhyfe founder and CEO Matthieu Guesné.
There's nothing easier than switching from grey hydrogen to green hydrogen – Lhyfe
26th May 2025 By: Martin Creamer

It's important to understand that the market for green hydrogen is already there because the world is consuming 100-million tons of hydrogen a year that are “polluting like hell”, the French... 


A lithium ore stockpile
Nigeria to open two Chinese-backed lithium processing plants this year
26th May 2025 By: Reuters

Nigeria is set to commission two major lithium processing plants this year, the country's mining minister announced on Sunday, marking a shift from raw mineral exports towards adding value... 


ENAMI says lithium venture with Rio Tinto to start production in 2032
ENAMI says lithium venture with Rio Tinto to start production in 2032
26th May 2025 By: Reuters

Chile's State-run mining firm ENAMI aims for its new Rio Tinto lithium partnership at Altoandinos to begin production in 2032 with 35 000 metric tons of the battery metal per year, and ramp up over... 


JSE Origination and Deals Head Sam Mokorosi.
JSE’s open and ready to welcome junior miners, says Mokorosi on eve of Junior Indaba
23rd May 2025 By: Martin Creamer

On the eve of next week’s Junior Indaba, strong emphasis was this week placed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) being open and ready to welcome junior miners. “We've got colleagues speaking... 


Rio Tinto’s lithium pipeline of assets and options in South America.
Rio Tinto wins second major Chile lithium project at Altoandinos
23rd May 2025 By: Reuters

Chile's state-run mining body ENAMI has tapped Rio Tinto for a 51% share of the Altoandinos lithium project, it said on Thursday, giving the global miner its second major venture in Chile for... 


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