Lithium brine-to-battery company EnergyX has announced a “major” lithium project for North America, unveiling plans to build a plant in the so-called ‘Ark-La-Tex’ region that will produce 5 000 t/y... 

Lithium’s low price doesn’t justify new investments in plants for the battery metal, says a top Albemarle executive. The current price of the key battery ingredient is “concerning” and investors... 

Sibanye Stillwater CEO Neal Froneman said on Tuesday it may close a metals streaming, or prepayment, deal to raise the cash it needs to boost its balance sheet in the third quarter. The... 

Zimbabwe's State-owned Kuvimba Mining House has advanced plans to secure investment for a $270 million lithium plant at its Sandawana Mine, where production of concentrates is expected to start by... 

Lilac Solutions said on Tuesday the latest version of its lithium extraction technology can recover more than 90% of the lithium found in many brine formations, and that it has cut the construction... 

New power is needed by the Western mining industry, which is still functioning on a trailing old power business model. This was highlighted at Tuesday’s London Indaba, where a spotlight was shone... 

Aim-listed lithium developer Kodal Minerals has confirmed further mineralised extensions on the Boumou prospect, within the Bougouni lithium project, in Mali. The company has determined that... 

Ganfeng Lithium has filed an international arbitration case against Mexico after the Latin American nation canceled a potential mining project valued at more than $1-billion. Efforts by Ganfeng,... 

Lithium industry watchers hoping the battery metal was poised to rebound from an epic slump have been hit by the realisation prices have fallen again this month, with inventories piling up as... 

China's Tianqi Lithium said on Friday it was evaluating possible legal action against a Chilean regulator's ruling allowing a tie-up between No. 2 lithium producer SQM, which it owns around a fifth... 

Aim-listed Andrada Mining, which owns operations in Namibia, has announced a 14% quarter-on-quarter increase in saleable tantalum concentrate production to 9 t for the quarter ended May 31, which... 

The University of Fort Hare, where the offspring of mineworkers were the first graduates, has agreed a R12.5-million, initial ten-year academic partnership with gold mining major AngloGold Ashanti,... 

Battery materials and technology company Talga Group has entered into an earn-in agreement with lithium miner Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile (SQ) over the Aero project, in Sweden. Under the... 

Pilbara Minerals, Australia's biggest independent lithium producer, on Friday laid out a A$1.2-billion plan to double production capacity for lithium spodumene at its Pilgangoora operation in... 

Africa-focused battery metals investment and exploration company Marula Mining’s executive management team is finalising the outstanding logistics and export arrangements for the initial 500 t of... 

Green copper and clean smelting and refining are envisaged at Orion Minerals’ quickly advancing base metals mines in South Africa’s well-endowed Northern Cape province, which has historically... 

Canada-focused Green Technology Metals (GT1) has announced the appointment of Cameron Henry as new MD. Henry, a founder and substantial shareholder of GT1, will steer the company through its... 

Dutch miner AMG has acquired a 15.77% stake in London-based Savannah Resources to become the largest shareholder in the company that is developing a lithium project in northern Portugal, the... 

The regional government of Extremadura, Spain, has awarded Premia status to Infinity Lithium’s San José, streamlining the permitting process for the lithium venture. The ASX-listed company’s... 

Energy-intensive Richards Bay Minerals (RBM), which consumes an average of 1.8 terawatts of power a year, was able to secure its latest 140 MW wind energy power purchase agreement (PPA) in six... 

China is building a battery supply chain for Europe in Morocco, as the continent struggles to develop its own industry to feed electric-car manufacturing, PowerCo’s operations head said. “We don’t... 

More than 50 companies have expressed interest in developing lithium projects in Chile, Finance Minister Mario Marcel said on Tuesday, after the government called for proposals for a range of salt... 

Chile's financial regulator said on Tuesday that a planned lithium joint venture between State-run Codelco and miner SQM does not need to face a vote by SQM shareholders as argued by China's Tianqi... 

UK-based mineral resources investment company Cluff Africa has signed a term sheet with Zimbabwe sovereign wealth fund, Mutapa Investment Fund, to acquire 45% in the Sandawana mining permits. This... 

State-run Coal India Limited is exploring lithium blocks in Argentina along with a US company to secure supplies of the battery material, an Indian source with direct knowledge said on Tuesday.... 

Serbia's parliament speaker and former Prime Minister Ana Brnabic is seeking a debate and approval in the assembly for a contested Rio Tinto lithium project in the Balkan country. Regarded as a... 

Chile's government said on Saturday that Saudi Arabia's Mining Minister will travel to the Latin American country in July and plans to meet with his counterpart in Santiago. Saudi Minister of... 

ASX-listed Leo Lithium has received conditional approval from the Mali government for the sale of its remaining 40% stake in Mali Lithium BV (MLBV) to China’s Ganfeng, a critical step in the... 

ASX-listed Infinity Lithium has reported significant progress at its San José lithium project, in Spain. The company has advanced to the next stage of the direct exploitation concession application...