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…
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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.
Patriot Battery targets 400,000 tonnes per year at Quebec lithium project, PEA shows
Patriot Battery Metals (ASX: PMT; TSX: PMET) is targeting initial lithium production capacity of 400,000 tonnes of spodumene concentrate at its flagship Shaakichiuwaanaan project, formerly known as Corvette, in Quebec….
SQM profit falls 63%, sees more weak lithium prices
Chile’s SQM (NYSE: SQM), the world’s second-biggest lithium producer, reported a sharp 63% decline in quarterly profit on the back of slumping prices of the key metal used in the…
E3, Pure Lithium advance battery plant plan to tap Alberta brine
E3 Lithium (TSXV: ETL) (OTCQX: EEMMF) has extended its partnership with Pure Lithium to advance the design of an anode and battery pilot plant in Alberta as well as study…
Alberta backs E3 Lithium with $5M for demo plant
E3 Lithium (TSXV: ETL; US-OTC: EEMMF) is getting $5 million from the Alberta government to support its lithium brine demonstration facility as it vies to become the oil-producing province’s first producer of…