June 25, 2025

SQM cuts 5% of Chile workforce as prices fail to bounce back

Lithium prices have plunged nearly 90% since their peak in late 2022.

June 25, 2025

China to overtake Australia as world’s top lithium miner by 2026, Fastmarkets says

Beyond mining, China for years has been the world's largest refiner of the ultralight metal, with roughly 70% market share.

June 25, 2025

US announces policy changes for offshore mineral development

US Interior Department said the new policies will "reduce delays, improve coordination and provide greater certainty for industry".

June 24, 2025

Gradiant to build lithium production plant in Pennsylvania’s Marcellus Shale Formation

The site, the company said, is the world’s first to extract, concentrate and convert lithium in a fully integrated, end-to-end process from oilfield produced water.

June 24, 2025

German battery production, trade decline; lobby urges action

Market volumes fell 16% in 2024 to a total value of $23.8B, mostly due to weaker demand for lithium-ion batteries.

June 24, 2025

Tata Motors says no panic on rare earth curbs, EV launches on track

Owner of luxury carmaker Jaguar Land Rover said on Tuesday it is planning alternate sources for rare earth magnets.

June 23, 2025

AVZ Minerals to resume proceedings against DRC over disputed lithium deposit

The unresolved issue poses a potential hurdle for California-based metals exploration firm KoBold Metals' plans to acquire AVZ.

June 23, 2025

Halliburton to design demonstration wells for GeoFrame Energy’s DLE project in Texas

GeoFrame said it is set to become the first company to deliver battery-grade lithium carbonate from Smackover Formation to the market.

June 23, 2025

Cobalt price surges after Congo extends ban

Estimated 100,000 tonnes of EV battery material taken off the market over 7-month period.

June 22, 2025

Congo extends cobalt export ban by three months

A proposal to implement quotas has backing from miners including Glencore.