September 30, 2025 Momentum confirms its tech can produce commercial-grade battery materials at scale The company said it has consistently produced high-purity nickel, cobalt, and lithium streams from end-of-life batteries, with yields exceeding 90%.
September 30, 2025 US government to take 5% stake in Lithium Americas and joint venture with GM DOE to take stake in the company's Thacker Pass lithium mine in Nevada.
September 30, 2025 Chile fines Albemarle for lithium extraction violations Chile's environmental regulator said Albemarle exceeded its approved water extraction limits in the Atacama desert.
September 30, 2025 China approves CATL mine reserves in relief for lithium outlook Chinese authorities have green-lit reserve reports from two major lithium producers operating in the mining hub of Yichun.
September 29, 2025 Liontown to revise Tesla offtake deal pricing, in talks with Ford The pricing changes come as the lithium miner looks to move away from lithium hydroxide indices to spodumene concentrate.
September 29, 2025 China slashes key metals growth target amid overcapacity curbs Output is now expected to rise by just 1.5% annually, down from the 5% growth pace in the previous two-year plan.
September 26, 2025 Lithium Argentina’s Cauchari-Olaroz aims to triple production by 2029 Currently, 80% of the project's production is exported to China and the remainder goes to Thailand.
September 25, 2025 Smackover reports highest lithium-in-brine grades in North America at Texas project The first inferred resource has been released for its Franklin project in the northeast region of Texas.
September 25, 2025 American Lithium raises Peru project’s investment by 22% to $847M The updated investment includes plans to build a refinery at the project site in the Andean region of Puno.
September 24, 2025 Congo sticking to cobalt export quotas, keen to boost processing Miners will be allowed to ship up to 18,125 tons of cobalt for the rest of 2025, with annual caps of 96,600 tons in 2026 and 2027.
How 2026 will reshape the US critical mineral resilience Emerging federal activity shows two key themes: growing support for high-risk minerals and renewed focus on domestic processing technologies. December 21, 2025 | 04:00 am
