April 15, 2024 Tesla supplier Piedmont Lithium gets key North Carolina mining permit The proposed mine could produce 30,000 metric tons of lithium hydroxide per year.
April 14, 2024 Illegal workers arrested at Posco Argentina operation The illegal workers had entered Argentina under tourist visas and started working for the mining company at the Güemes Industrial Park.
April 14, 2024 New electrolyte component allows for safe, high-performance solid-state batteries A stable and highly conductive lithium-ion conductor has been found to address the need for non-sulphide solid electrolytes in solid-state batteries.
April 12, 2024 US moves closer to approving ioneer’s Nevada lithium mine The proposed mine, roughly 225 miles north of Las Vegas, contains one of North America's largest sources of lithium.
April 12, 2024 France wants to revive copper mining and speed up green projects Copper mining has been halted in France for more than two decades.
April 11, 2024 Gina Rinehart-backed lithium hopeful surges after demo batch Vulcan Energy has gained nearly 40% this week after announcing its first viable output using direct-extraction technology.
April 11, 2024 Canada Nickel starts working on Crawford, eyes 2027 production The company has started front end engineering design at the northern Ontario project, expected to be in production by late 2027.
April 10, 2024 Tianqi takes another shot at probing SQM-Codelco lithium deal It’s the latest twist in tensions between SQM and its Chinese shareholder after representatives of the two companies questioned each other’s real motivations.
April 10, 2024 Vulcan Energy starts its first lithium chloride production in Germany The German government has created a €1.1 billion investment fund to fortify the nation’s access to critical raw materials essential for high-tech and green projects.
April 10, 2024 NextSource stock jumps on lease agreement to build graphite plant in Mauritius NextSource has pre-ordered process equipment with a production capacity of 3,600 tonnes per year of spheronized and purified graphite.
Ivanhoe Mines begins copper anode production at new Congo smelter The facility, with a steady-state capacity of 500,000 tonnes per annum, would be the largest in Africa once ramped up. January 02, 2026 | 08:44 am
Aluminum price hits $3,000 for first time since 2022 on supply concern A cap on Chinese smelting capacity and constraints to European production due to higher electricity prices have chipped away at global inventories. January 02, 2026 | 08:05 am
Vale Indonesia halts mining activities on delayed approval for 2026 output plan All miners in Indonesia are required to submit an annual production plan for official approval with the government setting output quotas for the industry. January 02, 2026 | 07:57 am