November 29, 2023

Exxaro widens critical metals search to greenfield assets

The South African coal miner plans to acquire manganese and copper assets.

November 29, 2023

Electric car makers can stop worrying so much about lithium

Lithium’s price slump over the past year has been as dramatic as its climb — and it’s probably not finished yet.

November 29, 2023

India launches first part of critical minerals auction worth $5.4 billion

India will also announce the acquisition of lithium blocks in Australia and Argentina in a month or two.

November 29, 2023

Rio Tinto sells stake in Canadian diamond project, ups interest in copper

Rio Tinto sold its 75% interest in the Fort à la Corne diamond project in Saskatchewan, and is increasing its stake in a Yukon copper firm.

November 28, 2023

Deep sea mining company sues Greenpeace amid standoff at sea

The Metals Company said the protest was costing it $1 million a day.

November 28, 2023

Li-FT drills 21 metres at 1.12% lithium oxide at Ki target near Yellowknife

The company has now wrapped up its 2023 drill program at the Yellowknife project which comprised 34,238 metres.

November 28, 2023

Stantec to design C$1 billion Li-ion battery plant in British Columbia

The facility will become the largest factory in Canada for high performance Li-ion battery cells.

November 28, 2023

Euro Manganese shares jump on project financing deal with Orion Resource Partners

The Chvaletice project in the Czech Republic is the only sizeable, classified resource of manganese in the European Union. 

November 28, 2023

Chile mining body says new lithium projects needed beyond SQM, Albemarle

The head of one of Chile's top mining associations on Tuesday urged the government to speed up efforts to expand the lithium industry.

November 28, 2023

American Lithium says Peru project could be fast-tracked

The miner hiked its estimates for the Falchani project by 476% from 2019, saying it could hold 5.53 million metric tons of lithium carbonate equivalent.