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…
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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…
SQM deal with Andrada taps into Namibian lithium
Chile’s SQM (NYSE: SQM), the world’s second-largest lithium producer, has entered into a three-stage earn-in agreement with South Africa-based Andrada Mining (LSE: ATM) to jointly develop the Lithium Ridge asset…
Avalon PEA values Ontario lithium plant project at three times higher than costs
A preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for Avalon Advanced Materials’ (TSX: AVL; US-OTC: AVLNF) Lake Superior Lithium processing plant in northern Ontario boasts a project with a net present value more…
Mineral Resources tightens belt after lithium, iron ore prices fall
Australia’s Mineral Resources (ASX: MIN) is slashing costs to ride out the weak lithium price but founder and chief executive Chris Ellison said the company wasn’t panicking. The iron ore…
GM delays $330M Thacker Pass funding in latest sign of lithium slowdown
General Motors (NYSE: GM) has postponed a $330-million investment in Lithium Americas (TSX: LAC; NYSE: LAC), pushing the second tranche of their $650-million deal, announced in early 2023, to the…
Australia at risk of losing its ‘shine,’ miners warn
BHP the latest to issue warning over Australia’s competitiveness
following Regis gold mine rejection.
Chile shortlists six potential partners for Altoandinos lithium project
Enami aims to formalize a public-private partnership by March 2025.
Volt Lithium starts tests of field unit in Texas
The unit will be capable of processing over 200,000 liters of oilfield brine per day.