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Saudi Arabia to visit Brazil and lithium power Chile as seeks to diversify
22nd July 2024 By: Reuters

Saudi Arabia's mining minister will visit Brazil and Chile over the coming two weeks, the ministry said on Sunday, as the world's leading oil exporter seeks to expand its international presence in... 


Western miners push for higher metals prices to ward off Chinese rivals
Western miners push for higher metals prices to ward off Chinese rivals
22nd July 2024 By: Reuters

The only US cobalt mine sits fallow in the northern Idaho woods, a mothballed hunk of steel and dirt that is too expensive for its owner to operate because Chinese rivals have flooded global... 


Australia's Core Lithium will halt operations at Finniss
With no recovery in sight, lithium prices force miners to reevaluate output
22nd July 2024 By: Bloomberg

With lithium prices languishing near three-year lows and showing no signs a recovery is coming, attention is now turning to whether miners will be forced to rein in supply of the battery metal.... 


Marula CEO Jason Brewer (right) and Q Global Commodities Quinton van der Burgh.
Northern Cape lithium, tungsten, tantalum transaction
19th July 2024 By: Martin Creamer

Marula Mining on Friday announced an agreement to acquire a lithium, tungsten and tantalum asset in the Northern Cape, through its wholly-owned Southern African Lithium and Tantalum Mining... 


Serbia, EU and Germany sign battery supply chain deal
Serbia, EU and Germany sign battery supply chain deal
19th July 2024 By: Reuters

Belgrade and the European Union signed a deal on Friday to give the EU access to raw materials mined in Serbia and strengthen their ties on production of sustainable raw materials, battery... 


Chile hit by 7.4 magnitude earthquake near copper, lithium mines
19th July 2024 By: Reuters

A 7.4 magnitude earthquake has struck Chile, 45 km outside San Pedro de Atacama in the country’s northern copper and lithium mining region. The quake hit at 9:50 p.m. local time, according to the... 


Mercedes, Stellantis in talks to back Serbia’s lithium ambitions
18th July 2024 By: Bloomberg

Mercedes-Benz Group and Stellantis are in discussions with Serbia’s government to invest in lithium-processing and EV battery production, potentially adding fresh support for what may become... 


$21m investment incentive for Arizona’s Prairie project
18th July 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Lithium project developer Arizona Lithium has been approved for up to $21.6-million in investment incentives from Saskatchewan, Canada. The province has approved transferable royalty credits under... 


Mexico has 'sufficient arguments' to win Ganfeng lithium dispute, says President-elect
18th July 2024 By: Reuters

exico President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum on Wednesday expressed confidence in her incoming government's ability to come out on top in a legal battle against Chinese miner Ganfeng and pledged to... 


German Chancellor Olaf Scholz
Germany’s Scholz plans lithium deal with Serbia after Rio ruling
17th July 2024 By: Bloomberg

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz plans to visit Serbia this week to secure supplies of lithium that are critical for the nation’s energy transition and auto industry, according to people familiar with... 


Argentina tripled lithium carbonate production capacity in last two years
Argentina tripled lithium carbonate production capacity in last two years
17th July 2024 By: Reuters

Argentina tripled its lithium carbonate equivalent (LCE) production capacity in the last two years, driven by new projects that have boosted installed capacity to 136 500 t nationwide, the... 


Rio Tinto CEO Jakob Stausholm
Rio Tinto ‘growing with discipline’, says CEO
16th July 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

Australia-headquartered mining major Rio Tinto is continuing to grow in the materials the world needs for the energy transition and is doing so “with discipline”, CEO Jakob Stausholm said on... 


Liontown secures short-term offtake for Kathleen Valley
Liontown secures short-term offtake for Kathleen Valley
15th July 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Australia’s Liontown Resources has executed a new offtake agreement for the supply of spodumene concentrate from its Kathleen Valley lithium project, in Western Australia. The short-term offtake... 


Atlantic resuming Ewoyaa operations, mining lease application submitted to Parliament
12th July 2024 By: Sabrina Jardim

Aim-listed Atlantic Lithium on July 12 confirmed that the application for the grant of the mining lease in respect of its Ewoyaa lithium project had been submitted to the Ghanaian Parliament. The... 


Platinum Group Metals CEO Frank Hallam.
Platinum mine developer working with govt on export of concentrate to Saudi Arabia
12th July 2024 By: Martin Creamer

Toronto- and New York-listed Platinum Group Metals, the near-term objectives of which are to advance the Waterberg project in Limpopo to a development and construction decision, is working with the... 


Galan slows construction pace at Argentina lithium brines project
Galan slows construction pace at Argentina lithium brines project
12th July 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

ASX-listed Galan Lithium has opted to recalibrate its construction schedule for the Hombre Muerto West (HMW) Phase 1 project, in Argentina, citing cash preservation amid current market conditions.... 


Chilean lithium to be eligible for US tax break
Chilean lithium to be eligible for US tax break
12th July 2024 By: Reuters

Products made with Chilean-mined lithium - used for electric-vehicle batteries - will be eligible for US tax benefits, the Andean country's government said on Thursday. Chile, the world's largest... 


GEOLOGICAL HOTSPOT
Andrada Mining’s focus on Namibia is the result of the region's strategic importance in the global shift towards energy transition technology-related minerals
Set to transform Namibian lithium production
12th July 2024 By: Simone Liedtke

African technology metals mining company Andrada Mining, which has its roots in exploring the rich geologies of Southern Africa, is poised to become a pivotal player in the global lithium supply... 


Kali Metals lists in Frankfurt
11th July 2024 By: Reuters

Kali Metals, which owns one of the largest exploration packages across Australia’s hard-rock lithium fields, has dual listed on the Open Market of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. The Frankfurt... 


Serbian court rules govt decision to revoke lithium project permit unconstitutional
Serbian court rules govt decision to revoke lithium project permit unconstitutional
11th July 2024 By: Reuters

Mining group Rio Tinto welcomed a Serbian court ruling on Thursday that overturns a government decision in 2022 to revoke its initial planning permission to develop a lithium mine in the country.... 


Savannah sees potential to expand lithium mine project in Portugal
Savannah sees potential to expand lithium mine project in Portugal
11th July 2024 By: Reuters

Drilling results at a site in northern Portugal, where London-listed Savannah Resources plans to build a lithium mine, show reserves are richer than previously thought, the company's technical... 


Speakers participating in a webinar on the EU's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism
Establishment of carbon borders not supported by climate finance commitments
11th July 2024 By: Schalk Burger

The European Union (EU) is one of the first regions to establish a Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) scheme, with the current requirement that companies report on the total carbon footprint... 


Arizona Lithium receives green light for Big Sandy drilling
11th July 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

The US Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has granted Arizona Lithium approval for exploration drilling at its Big Sandy project. The approval comes as no objections were lodged during the BLM’s 30... 


In lithium industry first, IBAT commercialises new extraction technology
11th July 2024 By: Reuters

In a milestone for the global clean-energy transition, International Battery Metals has become the first company to commercially produce lithium with a novel type of filtration technology, a step... 


Finance Minister Mario Marcel
Lithium projects likely to exceed govt targets in Chile
10th July 2024 By: Bloomberg

Chile’s government said that strong interest from private firms in lithium deals meant it could exceed its goal of three to four new projects in development by the end of 2026. The 88 lithium... 


Global lithium sector eyes Argentina's salt flats on tech test run
10th July 2024 By: Reuters

In a dusty plain in northern Argentina's mountains, black tubes stretching two stories high fill a massive tank with salty brine sucked from deep below ground. The brine contains lithium, a... 


Atlantic reports Ewoyaa fatality
10th July 2024 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Aim- and ASX-listed Atlantic Lithium reports that a member of the workforce at its Ewoyaa lithium project, in Ghana, was fatally injured on Tuesday. Site activities have been suspended. The... 


Chile to open call for preferential pricing on Albemarle lithium in one month
Chile to open call for preferential pricing on Albemarle lithium in one month
10th July 2024 By: Reuters

Chile will open calls in a month for lithium component producers to compete for preferential pricing on lithium produced by Albemarle, the head of Chile's CORFO economic development agency said on... 


Rio Tinto-funded lithium drilling gets under way at Charger project
9th July 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed Charger Metals has initiated reverse circulation (RC) drilling at its Lake Johnson project, in Western Australia. The work is being funded by Rio Tinto Exploration (RTX), pursuant to a... 


Canada's Industry Minister, Francois-Philippe Champagne
Canada sets strict criteria for foreign mining investment
5th July 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

In a move to safeguard national interests amid global geopolitical competition, Canada’s Industry Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne has announced stringent measures governing foreign capital in... 


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