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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... 


Kodal CEO Bernard Aylward
Mali President, dignitaries officiate Bougouni lithium project launch
4th November 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

Aim-listed Kodal Minerals has announced the official opening of the Stage 1 Bougouni lithium project, in southern Mali, by Mali President General Assimi Goïta in a ceremony held on November 3. The... 


Brian Menell
TechMet to add to portfolio, fears Europe losing battle for critical minerals
4th November 2025 By: Reuters

The CEO of US-backed investment vehicle TechMet is evaluating portfolio additions, including bidding for a Ukraine lithium deposit, but worries that Europe is lagging behind the US in building a... 


Kodal’s Bougouni project continues despite Bamako concerns
3rd November 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Aim-listed Kodal Minerals says operations at the Bougouni lithium project in southern Mali, located about 180 km from Bamako, continue to run as usual. This follows recent press speculation... 


Piles of critical mineral ores
Resource disputes between investors and states hit ten-year high
3rd November 2025 By: Reuters

Disagreements between governments and investors over resources are at a ten-year high, law firm DLA Piper said, driven by resource nationalism and growing competition between the US and China for... 


Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders believes DLE can be successful.
Arkansas aims to become US lithium hub, overcoming Chinese competition, tech challenges
31st October 2025 By: Reuters

Arkansas faces stiff Chinese competition, sagging market prices and technological challenges as it vies to become the hub for US lithium production, obstacles that state officials and industry... 


CATL taps outside suppliers for lithium ore as flagship mine stays closed
31st October 2025 By: Reuters

China's CATL has placed orders with external suppliers for lithium ore in November, sources say, as the battery giant seeks alternative feedstock while its flagship Jianxiawo mine is closed. A... 


Mineral Resources hits 35Mtpa at Onslow Iron
Mineral Resources hits 35Mtpa at Onslow Iron
30th October 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

ASX-listed Mineral Resources (MinRes) reported on Thursday that the Onslow Iron project in Western Australia had reached nameplate capacity of 35-million tonnes a year. The company shipped... 


Drill cores
Mali revokes over 90 mining exploration permits for noncompliance
30th October 2025 By: Reuters

Mali has revoked more than 90 mining exploration permits, including those held by subsidiaries of international mining companies, according to an official decree seen by Reuters. Companies affected... 


 	Ntsiki Adonisi, Rachel Dagadu, Zinzi Lawrence, Amarachukwu Odo, and Chimwemwe Tembo-Shula.
South Africa’s thin-incentive critical minerals strategy noted in G20Lens analysis
30th October 2025 By: Martin Creamer

South Africa’s critical minerals strategy is not embedded in a modernised mining policy aligned with an industrial policy. Investment incentives are thin: there are no tax holidays, royalty relief... 


Pilbara Minerals Q1 production rises on improved plant performance
Pilbara Minerals Q1 production rises on improved plant performance
24th October 2025 By: Reuters

Australia's Pilbara Minerals logged a 2.1% rise in spodumene concentrate for the first quarter on Friday, driven by stable output from its Pilgangoora operations in Western Australia. The... 


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