TSX-V-listed Lithium Ionic has announced a major step forward in the development of its Bandeira lithium project, in Brazil, with a nonbinding letter of interest (LoI) from the Export-Import Bank... 

The Western Australian government has launched a A$150-million support package aimed at safeguarding local jobs and ensuring the state maintains its position as a global leader in battery metals,... 

Portuguese energy company Galp said late on Tuesday it has dropped its plan to build the Aurora lithium refinery after it failed to find a new partner to replace Northvolt, a Swedish maker of... 

Australia’s Leo Lithium has completed its exit from the Mali joint venture (JV) with Chinese group Ganfeng, with the company having crossed the final hurdles in its sale of the remaining 40% stake... 

Bolivia's government and Chinese consortium CBC, which includes battery manufacturer CATL, have signed an agreement for CBC to build two direct lithium extraction plants for at least $1-billion,... 

Australia-listed Vulcan Energy is in talks with lithium companies to licence its filtration technology, tapping a new revenue source as the firm commercialises its renewable-energy project in... 

Chris Ellison, the billionaire founder of Mineral Resources who was found to have used company resources for personal benefits and evaded taxes, has resigned as the chairman of the Delta Lithium,... 

A lithium technology startup backed by Rio Tinto expects to finalise a funding round in the next week to raise A$29-million even as the global lithium market struggles, its Melbourne-based CEO told... 

The Australian government on Monday introduced legislation to Parliament for the Critical Minerals Production Tax Incentive (CMPTI), a move that industry stakeholders have hailed as a significant... 

Chris Ellison, the MD and founder of Mineral Resources, told shareholders that he deeply regretted actions that have been revealed in recent weeks, including not paying personal tax. “I put that... 

Africa-focused Marula Mining has opted to accelerate its initial work programme at the Northern Cape lithium and tungsten (NCLT) project and also seek to leverage its flexible mining and processing... 

Australia-based Lake Resources chairperson Stu Crow has expressed confidence in the company’s future despite recent downturns in the lithium market, including falling prices, reduced investment,... 

Australia's Mineral Resources (MinRes) said on Thursday it plans to unwind or exit deals with entities linked to its billionaire founder Chris Ellison after an internal probe found he misused... 

Exxon Mobil has signed a preliminary agreement to provide battery metal lithium to an LG Chem Ltd. plant in the US, strengthening the oil major’s role in the domestic critical minerals supply... 

Chile's SQM, the world's second-largest lithium producer, reported a 73% drop in third-quarter net profit on Wednesday, as higher sales volumes failed to offset a sharp decline in average sales... 

At more than 3 700 m above sea level, the "karachi" swims happily in dense salt flat waters, but locals worry a future lithium project will endanger this extreme-environment fish. The Orestias... 

Zimbabwe’s decision to adopt tariffs that reflect costs has sparked a wave of investments in the energy sector that will help ease its power crisis. Since the switch in December last year, energy... 

Global Lithium will push back its annual shareholder meeting to February to allow time for the Australian government to review a potential breach by a shareholder of foreign acquisition laws.... 

A group representing Australia’s A$3.9-trillion ($2.5-trillion) pension industry has recommended its members vote against the remuneration plan of scandal-hit Mineral Resources at the company’s... 

Australia’s Sayona Mining on Tuesday announced an all-stock merger with US-based Piedmont Lithium, forming the largest hard rock lithium producer in North America. The merger is designed to create... 

Zimbabwe lithium miners want royalty payments to the government linked to metal prices as the current market downturn threatens the viability of investment projects. That will ensure “the... 

Any move by the Trump administration to change US climate policy could benefit Australia's ambitions to attract greater investment to its critical minerals and green energy industry, Prime Minister... 

Lithium is enjoying a mini-revival on an uptick in Chinese electric vehicle demand and supply cuts, although analysts caution there’s still likely to be a surplus of the battery metal in 2025.... 

US miner Piedmont Lithium has nearly halved its total workforce after completing an additional 32% reduction in October as part of an ongoing cost-cutting plan, it said on Tuesday. The company... 

Australian miner Mineral Resources (MinRes) has announced the temporary closure of its Bald Hill lithium mine near Kambalda, Western Australia, as the global lithium market continues to face a... 

ASX-listed Lake Resources on Wednesday announced a sale agreement with Austroid to sell three of its lithium brine assets in Argentina for $9-million. The assets, including tenements at Paso de... 

Australia's Vulcan Energy Resources said on Tuesday it had received 100-million euros ($106.42-million) in funding from the German economy ministry for its renewable energy plant in Landau,... 

South Africa’s current process of dissolving the world’s purest manganese metal to make battery grade manganese has got the lowest incentive price of any of the new, non-Chinese high-purity... 

Australia's Liontown Resources trimmed its production plans for the flagship Kathleen Valley lithium project on Monday and flagged cost cuts to adapt to low metal prices, months after producing its...