July 1, 2025 Codelco secures lithium quota needed for SQM partnership Chile's nuclear energy regulator CCHEN approved an initial extraction of 2.5 million metric tons of lithium metal equivalent from 2031 to 2060.
June 30, 2025 Codelco sticks to SQM lithium deadline as deal opposition mounts Codelco says it is on track to finalize a landmark deal with SQM well before the next government takes office next year.
June 30, 2025 American Battery Technology’s Nevada lithium project added to federal permitting dashboard Company considers Tonopah Flats to be one of the largest identified claystone resource deposits in the country.
June 30, 2025 CMOC’s IXM declares force majeure on cobalt deliveries from Congo IXM cites Congo's extended export ban in suspending cobalt deliveries under force majeure.
June 30, 2025 Column: Benchmarking Canada’s hard rock lithium projects Canada has seen a surge in hard rock lithium exploration and development activity following the discovery of Patriot Battery Metals’ globally significant Corvette pegmatite in Quebec in 2021.
June 29, 2025 Indonesia-China lithium battery plant operational by end-2026, official says The venture by Indonesia Battery Corp and Chinese giant CATL is part of a $6 billion power battery project signed in 2022.
June 29, 2025 ioneer begins search for Rhyolite Ridge partner The partner search, according to ioneer, is expected to take four months.
June 29, 2025 Column: Congo’s cobalt dilemma unresolved by extended export ban Neither are investors buying into an imminent turnaround in the market.
June 26, 2025 Lithium industry bemoans ‘paradox’ of low prices, rising demand Oversupply from China, however, has dragged prices down more than 90% in the past two years.
June 26, 2025 Russia captures village in eastern Ukraine near lithium deposit Soviet geologists who discovered the lithium deposit there in 1982 suggested it could be significant.
Chinese copper smelter, Antofagasta agree to record low fees Tough negotiations reflected a market facing abundant refining capacity but tight global ore supplies. December 22, 2025 | 12:20 pm
