Atlantic Lithium shares rise on new Ghana resource estimate
The London-quoted equity of Atlantic Lithium (AIM: AAL) has more than doubled over the past 12 months after the company reported on March 24 a new resource estimate on the…
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Nickel trading to restart on March 16: LME
The London Metal Exchange (LME) will resume trading nickel contracts at 08:00 London Time on March 16, the exchange announced, and it will set daily price limits in either direction…
Mineral Resources takes stake in Global Lithium, boosts battery metals exposure
Australia’s Mineral Resources (ASX: MIN) will pump A$13.6 million (US$9.80 million) into fellow explorer Global Lithium Resources (ASX: GL1) as part of a A$30 million (US$21.61 million) placement that seeks…
Chile steps closer to resource nationalism
A committee tasked with rewriting the Chilean constitution has approved an early-stage proposal that opens the door to the country nationalizing some of the world’s most significant copper and lithium…
In charts: EV metal demand accelerates in the second half of 2021
A 62% jump in passenger electric vehicles (EVs) registrations in the second half of 2021 to 5.84 million units continues to drive an intensifying demand in the battery metals sector,…
South America Snapshot: Eight companies exploring and developing new mines
The need for battery metals is propelling many projects in resource-rich South America, but gold and silver projects retain their appeal, too. BEAR CREEK MINING The Corani silver-zinc-lead project in…
USGS publishes 2022 critical minerals list
The US Geological Survey (USGS) has released the final list of 50 critical minerals the domestic economy requires for economic and national security. The new list builds on the initial…
Brazil’s Minas Gerais state to sell stake in lithium miner
Brazil’s minerals and metals-rich state of Minas Gerais is looking to sell its 33.3% stake in Companhia Brasileira de Lítio (CBL), the country’s only producer of lithium carbonate and hydroxide. The state’s…
Lithium: Spot prices soar in lunar new year
Lithium spot prices in Chinese markets showed substantial gains in the first week after the lunar new year holidays in East Asia, mainly driven by sustained supply tightness in spot…
SQM files project to cut water, brine extraction in Chile
Chile’s SQM (NYSE: SQM) has submitted to the country’s environmental evaluation service (SMA) a US$778,000 project to cut its use of freshwater and brine from the Atacama Desert to mitigate…
Rock Tech, Bilfinger to build Europe’s first lithium refinery
Canada’s Rock Tech Lithium (TSXV: RCK) and Germany’s Bilfinger SE will work together on building Europe’s first lithium converter and refinery, in a push to meet the region’s increasing demand…
Canada’s Industry Minister says Neo Lithium takeover was “thoroughly reviewed and scrutinized”
Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry François-Philippe Champagne says Zijin Mining’s proposed takeover of Neo Lithium (TSXV: NLC; US-OTC: NTTHF) is not “injurious to Canada’s national security.” Speaking to the…