May 9, 2024 India considers incentives for lithium processing India is considering offering incentives to encourage private companies to set up lithium processing facilities.
May 9, 2024 Sponges, brittle stars likely affected by deep-sea mining – study A recent study found a tenfold increase in tissue necrosis in sea sponges exposed to mining plumes.
May 8, 2024 Critical minerals targeted as Australia boosts resource hunt Australia will spend A$566 million ($373 million) over the coming decade to map out resource deposits.
May 8, 2024 China issues draft rules to regulate booming lithium battery expansion The rules would guide lithium battery firms to reduce manufacturing projects that 'purely' expand production capacity.
May 8, 2024 Equinor buys 45% stake in two US lithium projects Equinor will initially compensate Standard Lithium $30 million and cover project expenses up to $33 million.
May 8, 2024 Sigma Lithium hikes resources, life of flagship mine in Brazil Sigma Lithium has added 22.2 million tonnes of proven and probable reserves and mine-life to its Grota do Cirilo hard rock lithium asset.
May 8, 2024 Eurobattery Minerals to acquire majority stake in Spanish tungsten miner Miner signed a non-binding letter of intent to invest €2.5 million in Spanish company Tungsten San Juan and obtain 51% ownership on a fully diluted basis.
May 7, 2024 Pilbara Minerals open to ‘great’ acquisition opportunities For now, Pilbara Minerals is undertaking expansion projects such as building out a demonstration plant at its Pilgangoora project.
May 7, 2024 Leo Lithium sells Mali project stake to Ganfeng for $342 million A new mining code in Mali means the government's potential stake in the Goulamina project will likely rise to 30% from 20% previously.
May 7, 2024 US Strategic Metals, Missouri University partner on precursor cathode material research Currently, most of the pCAM in the world is produced outside the United States.
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