W-Australia lithium miners defiant, state throws lifeline
Spodumene producers were surprisingly upbeat on the outlook this week as the Western Australian government stepped in to offer assistance.
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Li-FT secures mystery lithium investor
Li-FT Power (TSXV: LIFT; US-OTC: LIFFF), which claims to have Canada’s third-largest maiden hard rock lithium resource, said this week that an unnamed investor is buying 9.99% of the company…
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…
Ganfeng Lithium cuts spending as consumers ease off the pedal for EVs
China’s Ganfeng Lithium, one of the world’s largest producers of the battery metal, says it will delay spending on projects that don’t generate “significant near-term returns” after reporting a first-half loss…
Lithium price surge unlikely to return: Fitch
The lithium market has entered a “new normal” period of stability with sustained price surges a thing of the past, analysts at FitchSolutions BMI said in a webcast Thursday. Falling…
Miners struggle to finance projects even amid surging battery metal demand, IEA says in forecast
EVs could reach 17 million in 2024, accounting for more than one in five cars sold worldwide, according to the International Energy Agency.
Pilbara seals another Chinese offtake deal
Australian lithium producer Pilbara Minerals (ASX: PLS) has clinched a deal with Chinese company Sichuan Yahua Industrial Group for spodumene concentrate, essential for making lithium batteries. Under the agreement, Pilbara…
Pilbara Minerals upgrades offtake deal with Chengxin Lithium
Australian lithium producer Pilbara Minerals (ASX: PLS) has amended a spodumene-concentrate supply deal with lithium chemicals producer Chengxin Lithium Group, raising agreed sales volumes and extending the contract duration. Under the…
Private equity firms are poised to invest billions in battery metals
Private equity firms say they will boost investments in battery metal projects this year as depressed company valuations, plunging commodity prices and slumbering stock market financing create opportunities. London-based Appian…
A roadmap for green metals after a brutal 2023
Last year was a bloodbath for mining stocks tied to the green energy transition. But with markets rallying in the early part of 2024, ‘green miners’ continue to lag. Unfortunately,…
Pilbara Minerals expands offtake deal with Ganfeng
Australian lithium producer Pilbara Minerals (ASX: PLS) has increased its sales contract with Ganfeng over the next three years and has the option to further boost the spodumene concentrate tonnage…
Patriot Battery posts first Corvette lithium resource, shares dip
Patriot Battery Metals (TSXV: PMET; ASX: PMT) has delivered the long-awaited maiden resource estimate for the CV5 pegmatite at the Corvette lithium project in James Bay, Que., saying that results…