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Lithium News
Kidman increases Earl Grey resource
By: Esmarie Iannucci 19th March 2018 Lithium developer Kidman Resources has reported a 54% increase in the resource estimate at its Earl Grey project, in Western Australia. Following a 12-month resource definition and exploration programme, Kidman has increased the resource estimate at Earl Grey to 189-million tonnes, grading 1.5%... →
New Chile govt undecided on blocking SQM sale to China firms – official
By: Reuters 16th March 2018 Chile's new government is evaluating whether to support a petition filed by its predecessor to block the sale of a stake in top lithium miner SQM to a Chinese firm, a senior government official told Reuters on Friday. Chile development agency Corfo filed a complaint last week to block the sale... →
Relaxed export, production quotas an 'inflection point' for Chile's lithium industry
By: Henry Lazenby 16th March 2018 In the days following conservative billionaire Sebastian Pinera being sworn in as president of Chile for a second term on Sunday, the new government is signalling a more relaxed approach to the hot-button issue of lithium production and exports. This week's announcement that the Chilean Nuclear... →
Rare earths company acquires critical metals portfolio in Namibia
16th March 2018 Heavy rare earth elements project developer Namibia Rare Earths (NRE) has completed the acquisition of a portfolio of critical metal properties from private firm Gecko Namibia, which will see NRE obtain a controlling interest in a portfolio of seven metals properties, thereby expanding its focus... →
South Africa discount no longer warranted, say analysts
By: Martin Creamer 15th March 2018 The so-called 'South Africa discount' that has dogged and diminished the share prices of mining companies operating in South Africa for decades, has been declared "unwarranted" by Goldman Sachs Europe Metals & Mining Equity Research analysts, against the backdrop of the winds of political change... →
Share prices of Glencore and Anglo at 2013 levels, despite higher earnings, lower debt
Altura confirms talks with China’s Shaanxi J&R Optimum Energy
By: Esmarie Iannucci 15th March 2018 The share price of junior Altura Mining gained by another 8% on Thursday after the company confirmed speculation that it had been in discussions with Shaanxi J&R Optimum Energy Company regarding a potential control transaction. The lithium developer told shareholders that the content of the... →
Pilbara draws-down Pilgangoora funding
By: Esmarie Iannucci 15th March 2018 Lithium developer Pilbara Minerals has completed the first draw-down from its $100-million senior secured bond, advancing the Pilgangoora lithium/tantalum project, in Western Australia. The company has now drawn down nearly 50% of the total $100-million bond issue, having satisfied all... →
Neometals buys lithium rights in WA
By: Esmarie Iannucci 15th March 2018 ASX-listed Neometals has inked an agreement to acquire the lithium rights of the Mt Edwards project, in Western Australia, for A$2.5-million. The Mt Edwards project is some 40 km south of the Mt Marion lithium project, in which Neometals holds a 13.8% interest. →
Paradigm shift required to position mining industry for long-term success
By: Henry Lazenby 15th March 2018 The long-term mindset of the mining industry will have to change to position itself for long-term success, set against an ever-changing landscape, says BHP Billiton's head for Minerals America, Daniel Malchuck. He told an audience during the keynote session of the recent Prospectors and... →
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Bald Hill produces first concentrate
By: Esmarie Iannucci 14th March 2018 The Bald Hill lithium and tantalum mine, in Western Australia, has produced its first lithium concentrate, following the commissioning of a new dense media separation (DMS) circuit. ASX-listed Tawana Resources on Wednesday reported that the DMS would be ramped up to full production over the... →
Chile attempts to block China from prize lithium asset
By: Reuters 14th March 2018 Chile's government has asked antitrust regulators to block the sale of a 32% stake in Chilean lithium company SQM to a Chinese firm on the grounds it would give it an unfair advantage in the global race to secure resources to develop electric vehicles. Chile development agency Corfo, which... →
Hydrogen transport proposed for opencast mines
By: Martin Creamer 13th March 2018 Hydrogen transportation technology would be useful in large opencast mines, where a number of haul trucks operate in a limited radius, says RTS Africa Engineering MD Ian Fraser. Such an application could serve as a stepping stone to the realisation of the value of hydrogen technology in... →
Chile says companies to invest $754m in lithium industry
By: Reuters 10th March 2018 Chile's development agency Corfo said on Friday that companies from China and South Korea, as well as Chile, had been approved to make investments of around $754-million in the red-hot lithium industry. The companies selected in a bidding process to develop technology focused on the lithium... →
MGX funds development of technology to extract lithium from spodumene
By: Marleny Arnoldi 9th March 2018 Diversified resources company MGX Minerals has executed a letter of intent (LoI) with Orion Laboratories, in Tennessee, US, and Light Metals International (LMI), based in Vancouver, British Columbia, to jointly develop and commercialise a thermochemical process for extracting hard-rock lithium... →
Argentina Lithium adds a third lithium brine project to its portfolio
By: Marleny Arnoldi 9th March 2018 Argentina Lithium & Energy Corporation is expanding its lithium project portfolio in Argentina’s Lithium Triangle by acquiring an additional 14 000 ha on the Salar de Antofalla, in Salta province. →
World's biggest mining show draws huge crowd, signalling mining investment optimism
By: Henry Lazenby 7th March 2018 The Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada's (PDAC's) 2018 convention, in Toronto, drew an international crowd of 25 606 people, in what is widely considered as a clear sign that optimism is returning to the mineral exploration and mining industry following several years of turmoil.... →
AVZ finds offtake partner for DRC lithium project
By: Megan van Wyngaardt 7th March 2018 ASX-listed AVZ Minerals has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Guangzhou Tinci Materials Technology for potential investment in the company and offtake opportunities from the Manono lithium project, in southern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Tinci is the largest battery... →
German ruling likely blessing in disguise for platinum - RBPlat 
By: Martin Creamer 6th March 2018 The German Federal Court ruling on diesel car emissions, which could cost transgressors eight-billion euros in fines a year, is seen as a likely blessing in disguise for platinum, Royal Bafokeng Platinum (RBPlat) CEO Steve Phiri said on Tuesday. The global backlash against diesel-engine cars,... →
Mining-specific staff recruitment, management app developed
By: Mia Breytenbach 6th March 2018 To refine and improve the execution of recruitment within the mining industry, mining and engineering professionals recruiter TrueVine Consulting has developed a new, innovative online recruitment platform, called Digger. “Digger is a digital recruitment, talent management and staff retention... →
Global metals exploration likely to rise 20% in 2018 – S&P Global
By: Henry Lazenby 5th March 2018 Global mining exploration budgets are expected to swell about 20% in 2018, bolstered by the generally positive trend in metals prices extending into early 2018, a new report by S&P Global Market Intelligence has found. Global spending on the search for nonferrous metals rose 15% year-on-year in... →
S&P's sees further improvement in most metal prices in year ahead
By: Megan van Wyngaardt 5th March 2018 Metals prices have benefited from the improved global economy and from a recently weaker US dollar, in which most commodities are valued, with the Standard & Poor's (S&P's) GSCI reaching a two-year high on January 26, aiding the uptick in global exploration, the research firm's 'World Exploration... →
Metallurgical tests confirm high-grade spodumene at Portugal project
By: Schalk Burger 5th March 2018 Aim-listed Savannah Resources on Monday reported that Phase 2 metallurgical test work at the Mina do Barroso lithium project, in Portugal, has confirmed that conventional metallurgical processes will produce a spodumene concentrate. “Test work confirms high-grade spodumene mineralisation with a... →
Australian spodumene conversion facility to add much needed capacity to the market – WoodMac
By: Schalk Burger 5th March 2018 Shenzen-based Tianqi Lithium’s construction of the 48 000 t/y Kwinana spodumene converter, in Australia, will add much needed spodumene conversion capacity to an expanding market, says Wood MacKenzie (WoodMac) managing consultant James Whiteside. The Kwinana converter will be the largest lithium... →
Siemens to enhance Magnis’ NY lithium-ion battery technology plant
By: Schalk Burger 5th March 2018 ASX-listed Magnis Resources, battery technology developer Charge CCCV and industrial equipment multinational Siemens have signed a letter of intent to enhance the lithium-ion manufacturing technology at the New York battery plant, in which Magnis has a shareholding, through digitisation and... →
Bacanora eyes midyear construction start at Sonora
By: Megan van Wyngaardt 2nd March 2018 Dual-listed lithium exploration and development company Bacanora Minerals on Friday said it was keen to start the construction of a 35 000 t/y mine and processing plant at its Sonora project, in Mexico, in the first half of this year, with a view to achieving first production in the first quarter... →
Atlas to export Pilgangoora lithium DSO to Sinosteel
By: Simone Liedtke 2nd March 2018 ASX-listed Atlas Iron has signed an agreement with Sinosteel Australia for the export of lithium direct shipping ore (DSO) sourced from the Pilgangoora lithium project, which is owned by ASX-listed Pilbara Minerals. Atlas will sell up to 1.5-million tonnes of lithium DSO to Sinosteel over a... →
Lithium Australia secures A$18m loan
By: Megan van Wyngaardt 2nd March 2018 ASX-listed Lithium Australia (LIT) has secured an A$18.27-million convertible note facility from US institutional investor Arena Investors. "Lithium Australia has previously announced our intention to proceed with the large-scale Sileach pilot plant programme and to recommission the Very Small... →
EV penetration rates to drive demand for numerous raw materials
By: Jessica Oosthuizen 2nd March 2018 With electric vehicle (EV) market growth to drive demand for lithium-ion batteries, as well as the materials used in their anodes and cathodes, soaring demand for numerous raw materials can be expected in the next ten years, says international metals and minerals researcher Roskill steel alloys... →
Dajin's Argentina JV hits high grades as the company readies for Nevada drilling
By: Henry Lazenby 28th February 2018 A surface sampling programme focused on an area of overlapping interest of the Salinas Grandes project, in Argentina – a joint venture (JV) property owned by Toronto-based LSC Lithium and Vancouver-based Dajin Resources – has extended the lithium footprint and confirmed the high-grade nature of... →
Lithium Australia buys lithium-ion cathode company
By: Anine Kilian 28th February 2018 ASX-listed Lithium Australia has received acceptances for 99.7% of the Very Small Particle Company’s (VSPC’s) issued capital. VSPC is an advanced cathode production technology for lithium-ion batteries and can precisely control the particle size and chemistry of cathode powders, using patented... →
Savannah appoints Hatch for Mina do Barroso scoping study
By: Megan van Wyngaardt 28th February 2018 Aim-listed Savannah Resources has appointed multidisciplinary engineering consultancy Hatch to conduct a scoping study of a potential mine development of the Mina do Barroso lithium project, in Portugal. The scoping study will investigate a potential mining and concentration plant development... →
Zimbabwe says has potential to meet 20% of global lithium demand
By: Reuters 28th February 2018 Zimbabwe aims to supply 10% of the world's lithium and could reach 20%, the mines minister from Africa's top producer of the alkali metal used in batteries for electric vehicles said on Wednesday. "We believe we have the potential to actually account for 20% of global demand when all known... →
Pilbara to fast-track Pilgangoora development as new investor comes to play
By: Megan van Wyngaardt 28th February 2018 The multi-faceted agreement signed between South Korean steelmaker Posco and Australian lithium miner Pilbara Minerals this week would strengthen the latter's balance sheet, allowing it to accelerate Stage 2 and complete Stage 1 of its Pilgangoora project in Western Australia, the miner said on... →
Prospect exercises option on lithium project in north-eastern Zimbabwe
By: Creamer Media Reporter 28th February 2018 Australia-listed lithium company Prospect Resources has added to its lithium resource base in Zimbabwe by exercising an option to acquire the Good Days project, near Mutoka, north-eastern Zimbabwe. The 8km2 project contains numerous mineralised pegmatites, including historical workings for... →
Prospect starts small scale lithium carbonate production
By: Megan van Wyngaardt 27th February 2018 ASX-listed Prospect Resources has started commissioning its battery grade lithium carbonate pilot plant in Kwekwe, Zimbabwe. The laboratory complex in the Kwekwe area supports the laboratory scale and pilot scale production of lithium carbonate, with small scale production of battery grade higher... →
Resounding welcome for Gwede, who declines opportunity to comment
By: Martin Creamer 27th February 2018 New South African Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe has received a resounding welcome from the Chamber of Mines of South Africa, Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) and mining luminaries. The Chamber of Mines of South Africa has welcomed the appointment of Mantashe, 62, describing him... →
Incoming Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe
Posco signs long-term deal to buy lithium from Australia's Pilbara
By: Reuters 27th February 2018 South Korean steelmaker Posco on Tuesday said it had agreed to buy up to 240 000 t/y of lithium concentrate from Australian miner Pilbara Minerals, using the commodity to help supply producers of electric vehicle batteries. As part of the deal, the Australian unit of Posco will acquire a 4.75%... →
Bass in final phase of Graphmada mine recommissioning
By: Simone Liedtke 26th February 2018 Industrial mineral concentrates producer Bass Metals has reached the final phase of its recommissioning works at the Graphmada large flake graphite mine, in Madagascar. The company is aiming to have Graphmada fully operation by late March, with Stage 1 establishing Bass as one of the only two... →
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