Lithium rout derails projects around the world, though some persist
Low lithium prices are forcing a raft of companies to delay spending on projects from Quebec to Nevada, from South America to Australia. General Motors (NYSE: GM) has postponed a…
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Kodal Minerals may delay Mali’s first lithium
Kodal Minerals (LSE: KOD) has flagged a possible delay in production from its Bougouni lithium project in southern Mali to early 2025 from the originally scheduled fourth quarter this year. …
Rio Tinto battles ‘misinformation’ over Serbia lithium mine
Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) is boosting efforts to win public support for its US$2.4-billion Jadar lithium project in Serbia, which has been halted since 2022 because…
Denison deal shows slumping battery metals benefiting uranium sector
Foremost Lithium Resource & Technology (CSE: FAT; NASDAQ: FMST), a junior with early-stage projects in Quebec and Manitoba, is pivoting into uranium through a cash and shares earn-in deal with Denison…
CHART: Global mining and metals – a reality check
A new report by McKinsey’s energy and materials practice outlines a global mining and metals industry emerging from a few years of boom and bust and price fluctuations the consulting…
Standard Lithium shares rise on US$225M award bid
The funding is intended to support the construction of the central processing facility for Phase 1 of the South West Arkansas project.
AMG Critical Materials opens Europe’s first lithium hydroxide refinery
AMG Critical Materials has opened Europe’s first lithium hydroxide refinery in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. The refinery, where commissioning of the first of five modules planned for its site has begun, is…
US closer to greenlighting ioneer’s Nevada lithium mine
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) cleared on Thursday one of the final regulatory hurdles for ioneer’s (ASX: INR) Rhyolite Ridge lithium mine in Nevada, a project that would…
Electra teams with Ontario First Nations investment firm on battery recycling
Electra Battery Materials (NASDAQ: ELBM; TSXV: ELBM) has launched the Aki Battery Recycling joint venture with Indigenous economic development firm Three Fires Group to find critical minerals in scrap. The…
Atlantic Lithium within ‘touching distance’ of building Ghana’s first lithium mine
Atlantic Lithium (AIM: ALL; ASX: A11) reported a $12.4 million loss for the year ending June 2024, up slightly from the previous year’s loss of $11.5 million, as the company…
Winsome study pegs Adina lithium project cost at US$260M, using ex-diamond plant
Australia’s Winsome Resources (ASX: WR1) said a scoping study reinforces the US$260-million Adina lithium project’s potential as a capital-efficient mine with a 17-year life in Quebec. Repurposing the dense media…
First Phosphate picks Quebec site for lithium-iron plant
First Phosphate (CSE: PHOS; US-OTC: FRSPF) has taken a step closer towards producing a key material for lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries in Quebec for the North American battery and…