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Atacama salt flat
Chile's Novandino Litio seeks enviro approval for $3bn Atacama lithium project
6th July 2026 By: Reuters

Novandino Litio, the joint venture between Chilean lithium producer SQM and State-owned copper miner Codelco, filed for environmental approval on Friday for a $3-billion project aimed at extending... 


Falchani project area, in Peru
American Lithium strengthens board with US mine lifecycle expert
3rd July 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX-V-listed American Lithium Corporation has appointed Amandip Singh as an independent member of its board, bringing to the position more than 15 years of experience in exploration, project... 


NAL mine
Elevra starts Stage 1 of North American Lithium mine expansion
30th June 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Australia-based but North America-focused lithium producer Elevra Lithium has reached a milestone in the expansion of its North American Lithium (NAL) operation with the official groundbreaking of... 


Prairie Lithium's direct lithium extraction unit
Prairie Lithium reorganises board as it enters commercial stage development in Canada
30th June 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX-listed Prairie Lithium has announced a strategic reorganisation of its board of directors to optimise leadership as the company transitions from the development phase toward commercial lithium... 


Savannah to resume lithium work after 3-week halt as Portugal backs project
Savannah to resume lithium work after three-week halt as Portugal backs project
29th June 2026 By: Reuters

London-listed Savannah Resources will resume work on its lithium project in Portugal, it said on Monday, after the government declared it of national and European significance and lifted a... 


Savannah Resources' project area in Portugal
European lithium miner eyes secondary listing as interest grows
26th June 2026 By: Bloomberg

London-listed lithium developer Savannah Resources is pursuing a secondary listing in Lisbon or Australia to tap growing investor appetite for battery materials. The company, with a project in... 


Magazine cover image
Zimbabwe mining investment rising steadily and extends beyond lithium
26th June 2026 By: Martin Zhuwakinyu

Although Zimbabwe has endured more than two decades of frequent bad press linked to its politics, the negative headlines have not prevented billions of dollars in mining foreign direct investment... 


Nuuk lithium corridor area, in Greenland
Brunswick uncovers more spodumene-bearing pegmatite at Nuuk in Greenland
25th June 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX-V-listed Brunswick Exploration has extended the spodumene-bearing corridor at its Nuuk lithium project, in Greenland, confirming an additional pegmatite over three kilometers from the initial... 


Zimbabwe Finance, Economic Development and Investment Promotion Minister Mthuli Ncube
Zimbabwe exploring minerals-backed deals with China to fund infrastructure, minister says
25th June 2026 By: Reuters

Zimbabwe is considering using its vast natural resources to fund road and railway construction projects with China, finance minister Mthuli Ncube said on Wednesday. The southern African nation,... 


Lithium ore on conveyor
Lithium producers bet on battery storage as demand shifts beyond EVs
25th June 2026 By: Reuters

The lithium industry is growing more optimistic about a market recovery as booming demand for battery storage systems helps offset a slowdown in some electric vehicle (EV) markets, leading... 


Rio Tinto's Rincon lithium operation, in Argentina
Rio Tinto sees lithium as fastest-growing division, executive says
24th June 2026 By: Reuters

Rio Tinto expects its lithium business to grow faster than its copper, iron-ore and other divisions as it works to triple production by 2028 for the electric vehicle and battery storage markets, an... 


An image of Arkle Resources chairperson John Teeling
Arkle describes its foray into Namibian uranium as an important development
23rd June 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Aim-listed Arkle Resources last year continued its strategy as a gold, zinc and lithium explorer, working in Ireland and Botswana, but highlights in a preliminary results statement for the year... 


Ioneer's Rhyolite Ridge project
Australia's Ioneer ties up with two South Korean firms for Nevada lithium project
23rd June 2026 By: Reuters

Australian lithium miner Ioneer said on Tuesday it has tied up with Korea Overseas Infrastructure & Urban Development and Hyundai Engineering to support the development of its Rhyolite Ridge... 


Lithium Africa appoints new CEO
Lithium Africa appoints new CEO
22nd June 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

TSX-V-listed Lithium Africa has appointed Dr Thomas Benson CEO, effective July 1. Benson joined the company’s board of directors in April and will continue to serve as a director. He currently... 


An image of Monte Muambe
Altona changes name to reflect broader goals
22nd June 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

London-listed Altona Rare Earths has changed its name to NeoTerra Group, effective June 22, to reflect its evolution from a rare earth-focused exploration company into a broader critical minerals... 


Victory lithium project
Rock Tech expands Ontario lithium asset portfolio with Victory project
22nd June 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX-V-listed Rock Tech Lithium has entered into an option agreement with Bounty Gold Corporation and Last Resort Resources to acquire a 100% interest in the Victory project, in Ontario. Rock Tech... 


A lithium processing plant in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe lithium miners ask for more time to build processing plants
19th June 2026 By: Reuters

Lithium miners in Zimbabwe have asked the government for more time to build processing facilities, ahead of a January 2027 ban on concentrate exports, an industry executive said on Thursday.... 


Pozuelos-Pastos Grandes lithium project in Argentina
Ganfeng and Lithium Argentina seek a third investor for lithium project
19th June 2026 By: Reuters

Chinese miner Ganfeng Lithium and its Swiss partner Lithium Argentina are seeking a third investor for the Pozuelos-Pastos Grandes lithium project in northern Argentina, the president of Lithium... 


The above image depicts a water treatment facility at a copper mine in Chile
Minerals frame S America development tools
19th June 2026

As critical minerals become increasingly central to global industrial strategy, a growing divergence is emerging between how major economies and leading South American mineral-producing nations are... 


The above image depicts professional services firm Deloitte Chile energy resources and industrials leader Patrick Hall
Chile’s copper to play major role in decarbonisation
19th June 2026 By: Lynne Davies

As Chile targets net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, its continued production of copper and lithium are key elements of the country’s energy transition, with copper regarded as a longer-term... 


Race to execute is key to S America success
19th June 2026

South America is increasingly becoming one of the most strategically important mining regions for the future stability of global copper and lithium supply. Chile, Peru and Argentina sit at the... 


Mr Marion lithium mine
China exchange to open lithium futures to overseas traders from July 3
18th June 2026 By: Reuters

China's Guangzhou Futures Exchange said on Thursday that its lithium carbonate futures and options would be opened to overseas traders from July 3. The opening up of the lithium contract, which... 


Redstone Resources' new prospects in Western Australia
Redstone acquires gold, lithium, base metal prospects in Western Australia
18th June 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX-listed Redstone Resources has entered into an exclusive agreement to acquire 100% interest in a suite of highly prospective gold, lithium, copper and other base metal exploration projects in... 


Kenya President William Ruto
Kenya, US close in on critical minerals deal, Ruto says
18th June 2026 By: Reuters

Kenya is close to sealing a critical minerals deal with the U.S. under which it would process its own resources domestically, its president said on the sidelines of the G7 summit on Thursday,... 


An image of drilling at Clearwater project
E3 Lithium commissions Phase 2 of demonstration facility
15th June 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Canadian lithium development company E3 Lithium has successfully commissioned Phase 2 of its Clearwater project demonstration facility in Alberta and continues to operate a reservoir production... 


Course spodumene at Cygnus Metals' lithium project in Québec
Cygnus completes 100% option acquisition of two lithium properties in Québec
15th June 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX- and TSX-V-listed critical minerals developer Cygnus Metals has successfully completed the exercise of its options for acquiring 100% of the Sakami and Beryl Lake properties, in James Bay,... 


Whistlejacket project area, in Arizona
Bradda Head sampling demonstrates strong lithium prospectivity across multiple targets at Whistlejacket
15th June 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Having secured an exploration and drilling permit at the end of May, Aim-listed Bradda Head Lithium says new surface sampling assay results at the Whistlejacket lithium project, in Arizona,... 


PMET's Shaakichiuwaanaan project
PMET Resources confirms value-added lithium processing viability on site in Québec
15th June 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX-listed lithium explorer PMET Resources has confirmed in a concept study that the Shaakichiuwaanaan project, in Québec's Eeyou Istchee James Bay region, can viably produce a value-added lithium... 


A mine in the DRC
Critical minerals are reshaping global trade as demand surges – Unctad
12th June 2026 By: Schalk Burger

As the global economy shifts towards cleaner energy systems, electrification and digital technologies, more countries are competing for access to critical minerals. Clean technologies will account... 


DLE plant
Anson to host South Korean lithium DLE plant at its brines in Utah
12th June 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX-listed Anson Resources has signed a definitive demonstration plant agreement with South Korean steel and battery materials producer POSCO Holdings for the construction and operation of a direct... 


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