Sigma Lithium gets licence to build second mine at Grota do Cirilo
Sigma Lithium (TSXV: SGML; NASDAQ: SGML) announced on Monday it has received all required licences to build a second mine at its main Grota do Cirilo property in Minas Gerais,…
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Kodal Minerals’ Mali lithium mine remains on track for Q1 2025 production
Kodal Minerals (LON: KOD) confirmed on Friday that its Bougouni lithium project in southern Mali remains on track for production in the first quarter of 2025 after the mine developer made…
Triple Flag to net Tres Quebradas lithium project royalty
Triple Flag Precious Metals (TSX: TFPM; NYSE: TFPM) will buy an existing 0.5% gross overriding revenue royalty on the construction-stage Tres Quebradas lithium project in northern Argentina from Lithium Royalty…
Patriot Battery Metals surges on Volkswagen’s $69M buy of 9.9% stake
Shares in Patriot Battery Metals (TSX: PMET; ASX: PMT) soared 29% Wednesday morning on news German automaker Volkswagen plans to take a 9.9% stake in the lithium company for $69…
Canada to impose new tariffs on China
Canada is to slap more tariffs on a range of imports from China early next year “to combat unfair Chinese trade practices,” the federal government said Monday in its 2024…
Arcadium Lithium investors sue it for negligence over US$6.7B Rio Tinto takeover
Arcadium Lithium (NYSE: ALTM; ASX: LTM) is facing legal challenges after shareholders filed lawsuits alleging misrepresentation and negligence linked to Rio Tinto’s (ASX, LON, NYSE: RIO) US$6.7-billion takeover. Philadelphia-based Arcadium…
JV Article: SLB launches ‘well-to-product’ lithium production service
SLB, a global energy technology company, is advancing sustainable energy solutions by introducing a new production service for the lithium brine sector. Developed at SLB’s demonstration plant in Clayton Valley,…
Rio Tinto to invest $2.5B to expand Rincon lithium project in Argentina
Rincon is the company’s first commercial-scale lithium operation.
Germany to backstop Savannah’s spodumene lithium project in Portugal
Germany’s export credit agency Euler Hermes has signed a non-binding letter of interest for a project finance loan guarantee of up to US$270 million for Savannah Resources (LSE: SAV) to…
Rio Tinto unveils initial resource at Rincon lithium project in Argentina
Rio Tinto (ASX: RIO; LSE: RIO; NYSE: RIO) has released its initial resource and ore reserve estimates for the Rincon lithium project in Argentina, marking a significant milestone in its…
Lithium Argentina picks Switzerland as another China-backed junior flees Canada
Lithium Argentina (TSX: LAAC) is seeking to redomicile to Switzerland and change its name to Lithium Argentina AG following a corporate review and a new agreement with investor Ganfeng Lithium,…
RANKED: Top 20 automakers by EV battery metal spending
While the global electric car market has certainly slowed down from the rapid growth of the last few years, particularly in Europe, year to date unit sales (including plug-in and…