June 25, 2024 Saudi-backed Almar Water seeks lithium partnership in Chile The Spain-based firm wants to leverage its technology in the extraction of battery-metal lithium.
June 25, 2024 Albemarle plans more lithium auctions to boost market transparency The company, which operates across the Americas, Asia and Australia, cut staff and paused expansion projects in January.
June 25, 2024 Australia’s Meteoric to supply Brazil rare earths magnet factory Meteoric is developing its Caldeira rare earths deposit in Minas Gerais.
June 25, 2024 Exxon, South Korea’s SK On sign non-binding deal for lithium supply The agreement has the potential to be a multi-year offtake deal of up to 100,000 metric tons.
June 25, 2024 Lilac Solutions releases lithium extraction data amid rising competition Lilac plans to use the latest version of its DLE technology at Utah's Great Salt Lake, where a pilot plant should be online by October.
June 25, 2024 Japan finds over 200 million tonnes of battery metals in seabed The nodules are said to contain 610,000 tonnes of cobalt (75 years of Japan’s consumption) and 740,000 tonnes of nickel (11 years).
June 24, 2024 LithiumBank reports largest lithium brine resource in North America at Alberta project The company has reported inferred resources of 21.7 million tonnes of lithium carbonate equivalent spread across two major formations.
June 24, 2024 Fireweed closes upsized offering for critical metals exploration in northern Canada The net amounts raised by both types of flow-through shares will be used for exploration expenses in the Yukon Territory.
June 24, 2024 Eramet, BASF cancel plan to invest $2.6 billion in refining complex in Indonesia Eramet said it will continue to evaluate potential investments in the nickel electric vehicle battery value chain in Indonesia.
June 24, 2024 Ganfeng sues Mexico over lithium permit cancellation The Chinese lithium giant and two of its subsidiaries filed for arbitration at the World Bank's centre for investment disputes.
ERG signs long-term gallium supply deal with Mitsubishi Kazakhstan, which currently produces no gallium, is set to become the world's second-largest producer. December 20, 2025 | 08:34 am
