November 12, 2020

Chile vows to take Albemarle to arbitration over royalty spat

The latest spat comes two months after Albemarle locked horns with Chilean nuclear agency CCHEN over reserves data.

November 12, 2020

Lithium Australia tests battery metals on wheat crops

Lithium Australia’s subsidiary, Envirostream Australia, received positive results from the first trial in Western Australia.

November 11, 2020

Deep-sea mineral platform launches for mining dialogue

New resource exploitation industries need new frameworks for governance, the World Economic Forum reports.

November 10, 2020

First Cobalt to finalize new supply deal with Glencore

The company plans to sign a long-term feed purchase contract with Glencore instead of a tolling contract.

November 10, 2020

ALX, Rio Tinto optimistic with preliminary results from Firebird nickel project

Located in Saskatchewan, Firebird is currently the subject of an option agreement with Rio Tinto Exploration Canada.

November 10, 2020

Rio Tinto, Bluejay to jointly explore for nickel in Finland

Rio could earn up to a 75% interest in Bluejay's Enonkoski project by injecting $20 million over three stages.

November 9, 2020

Chilean mine group warns pending glacier bill could shut down deposits

Chile's world-leading copper industry could see some of its mines put out of business if an early stage bill to protect glaciers continues its march through Congress.

November 8, 2020

Australia tells the world it is open for business when it comes to critical minerals

The Australian Critical Minerals Prospectus states that the country has a commercial opportunity to build competitive critical minerals export markets.

November 6, 2020

Demand for battery anode material drives Nouveau Monde to Europe

The Quebec-based company said discussions with European automakers interested in its battery anode material have intensified in recent months.

November 6, 2020

Codelco to search for lithium at Chile’s second-largest salt flat

Environmental regulators in Atacama have approved the miner's lithium exploration campaign at Maricunga.