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The Hombre Muerto West project, in Argentina
Galan moves on to Chinese backing as Glencore agreement stalls
27th August 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

Australia-listed Galan Lithium on Tuesday announced an offtake prepayment memorandum of understanding with China’s Chengdu Chemphys Chemical Industry. The company also confirmed that the... 


BYD executive VP Stella Li
BYD says fate of lithium project is in hands of Chile government
27th August 2024 By: Bloomberg

BYD said the timing of its lithium project in Chile remains up in the air as the Chinese electric vehicle juggernaut continues to negotiate with authorities in the South American nation. In April... 


A gloved hand holding lithium
Zijin to miss lithium output target and control pace of projects
27th August 2024 By: Bloomberg

Zijin Mining Group, China’s most valuable miner and an aspiring lithium giant, said it will miss its production guidance for the battery material this year as prices continue to languish. Zijin’s... 


Frontier progressing work on PAK lithium DFS
26th August 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Canadian exploration and development company Frontier Lithium is targeting 2025 for the completion of a definitive feasibility study (DFS) for the PAK project, in Ontario. The company is using... 


Tony Rovira
Azure CEO steps down after 21 years
26th August 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Lithium company Azure Minerals on Monday announced that Tony Rovira had stepped down as CEO of the company. This followed the company’s A$1.7-billion takeover earlier this year by SH Mining – a... 


Pilbara slashes spending after plunge in profits
Pilbara slashes spending after plunge in profits
26th August 2024 By: Bloomberg

Lithium miner Pilbara Minerals has cut spending on its longer-term expansion projects after a crash in full-year net income that was driven by plunging prices for the battery metal. Capital... 


Marula starts site preparations for installation of ore sorter at Blesberg
23rd August 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Africa-focused mining and development company Marula Mining has started site preparations to allow for the installation and commissioning of an ore sorter at its Blesberg lithium and tantalum mine,... 


Lithium mining is slowly sinking Chile's Atacama salt flat, study shows
Lithium mining is slowly sinking Chile's Atacama salt flat, study shows
22nd August 2024 By: Reuters

Chile's Atacama salt flat is sinking at a rate of 1 to 2 cm (0.4 to 0.8 inches) per year due to lithium brine extraction, according to a study by the University of Chile. The study used satellite... 


Patriot targets 400 000 t/y in Shaakichiuwaanaan Phase 1
Patriot targets 400 000 t/y in Shaakichiuwaanaan Phase 1
22nd August 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

Dual-listed Patriot Battery Metals has announced the results of a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for the Shaakichiuwaanaan project, in the James Bay region of Quebec, Canada. The PEA... 


Sibanye CEO Neal Froneman
Sibanye secures €500m green loan to develop its Keliber lithium project
22nd August 2024 By: Darren Parker

JSE- and NYSE-listed Sibanye-Stillwater has executed a €500-million green loan financing facility for its Keliber lithium project, in Finland, through its subsidiary Keliber Technology Oy. The... 


SQM keeps expanding into lithium glut but vows market review
SQM keeps expanding into lithium glut but vows market review
22nd August 2024 By: Bloomberg

The world’s No. 2 lithium producer SQM shipped record-high volume last quarter and vowed to keep growing production in Chile even as slumping prices prompt a review of “less attractive” markets.... 


SQM's operations in Chile
Chile's SQM posts 63% slump in profit, expects weak lithium prices to stay
21st August 2024 By: Reuters

Chile's SQM, the world's second-largest lithium producer, reported a bigger-than-expected 63.2% slide in its quarterly profit on Wednesday due to weak prices of the battery metal, which it expects... 


E3 aims to transform Alberta’s lithium brine into battery gold
E3 aims to transform Alberta’s lithium brine into battery gold
20th August 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

Canadian company E3 Lithium is making progress on its path to transforming Alberta into a major player in the global lithium market. The company last week announced government funding for its... 


Aterian to start drilling on Rwanda project in September
19th August 2024 By: Sabrina Jardim

London-listed critical metal-focused exploration and development company Aterian expects to start drilling at the HCK project, in Rwanda, in September. The project is a joint venture with... 


Ganfeng takes stake in Lithium Argentina project
Ganfeng takes stake in Lithium Argentina project
19th August 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

China’s Ganfeng has purchased a $70-million stake in Proyecto Pastos Grandes from TSX- and NYSE-listed Lithium Americas (Argentina). This investment equates to a 14.9% ownership stake in the... 


Core calls on Charger board to ‘engage constructively’
Core calls on Charger board to ‘engage constructively’
19th August 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

Australian hard-rock lithium company Core Lithium has called on the board of fellow ASX-listed Charger Metals to “engage constructively” and provide the company with access to due diligence... 


Nedbank CIB Head of Infrastructure, Energy and Telecommunications Mike Peo.
Major shift to green energy under way by mining houses across Africa – Nedbank CIB
16th August 2024 By: Martin Creamer

Virtually every mining house in South Africa is in the process of procuring green electrons, and similar advances are taking place across the African continent, from the Democratic Republic of... 


Patriot Battery makes senior appointment
15th August 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

TSX- and ASX-listed Patriot Battery has announced the appointment of Alex Eastwood in the newly created role of executive vice president for commercial, starting immediately. Eastwood, a lawyer by... 


Chris Gale and Dale Henderson
Pilbara Minerals diversifies with Brazil lithium project buy
15th August 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

Australia’s Pilbara Minerals on Thursday announced the acquisition of fellow ASX-listed Latin Resources. The all-share deal will deliver Pilbara its second, 100%-owned tier-one, hard-rock lithium... 


Dawie Roodt
Be prepared for new economic future as biggest Electra Mining Africa show approaches
14th August 2024 By: Martin Creamer

South Africa’s preparation for a brand new economic future is coinciding with the biggest ever Electra Mining Africa show, which takes place in Johannesburg, from September 2-6. Five interconnected... 


Astute optimises Nevada lithium projects
13th August 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed Astute Metals has decided to relinquish two projects in Nevada, as it focuses its resources and time on the projects it believes have the greatest potential to create value for... 


CleanTech's Viento Adino project.
Chile-focused DLE lithium developer heads for Australian market
13th August 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

Aim-listed lithium exploration and development company CleanTech Lithium (CTL), headed by mining veteran Steve Kesler, has announced its planned dual-listing on the ASX next month, along with an... 


The Arcadia lithium mine in Zimbabwe
China drives African lithium surge to lock in key battery metal
12th August 2024 By: Bloomberg

Chinese miners and refiners are driving a surge in African lithium output, shrugging off concerns over a glut to lock in future supplies of the critical battery metal. The continent is projected to... 


USSM selected for potential $400m funding from Exim
USSM selected for potential $400m funding from Exim
12th August 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

St Louis, Missouri-based US Strategic Minerals (USSM) has received a nonbinding letter of interest from the Export Import Bank of the US (Exim) for a potential debt funding package of... 


Rio Tinto’s Serbia lithium project faces fresh protests
Rio Tinto’s Serbia lithium project faces fresh protests
12th August 2024 By: Bloomberg

Environmental activists and opposition groups are set to gather in the center of Serbia’s capital on Saturday to demand a halt to the Rio Tinto Group’s $2.4-billion plans to open Europe’s biggest... 


Seriti Green CEO Peter Venn and Seriti Group CE Mike Teke.
Global energy winners will be those transitioning quickly and effectively
8th August 2024 By: Martin Creamer

When it comes to the energy transition, the countries that implement the strongest energy portfolios and power grids the fastest and most effectively are going to be the winning countries. That is... 


IGO negotiating potential Forrestania deal with Medallion
IGO negotiating potential Forrestania deal with Medallion
8th August 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

Nickel and lithium miner IGO is negotiating a potential transaction with Medallion Metals to divest of the Cosmic Boy processing facility and infrastructure at the Forrestania Nickel project.... 


A uranium mine in Namibia
Namibia says just 42% of approved mining projects are operating
8th August 2024 By: Bloomberg

Namibia said less than half of the mining projects it has approved are in operation, prompting the government to take a tougher stance on issuing permits. Just 68 of the 162 licenses approved by... 


Arizona Lithium's Prairie produces battery-grade lithium carbonate
7th August 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed Arizona Lithium on Wednesday announced that it had produced battery-grade lithium carbonate from its Prairie lithium project, in Saskatchewan. The lithium carbonate was produced from... 


Pilbara Minerals COO resigns
7th August 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Western Australian lithium company Pilbara Minerals announced late on Wednesday that Vince De Carolis had resigned from the position of COO. He would step down from his duties as COO with... 


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