February 13, 2025 Malawi temporarily bans all mineral exports to revamp rules Rio Tinto Group-backed Sovereign Metals is currently developing a graphite project in the African country.
February 12, 2025 Ganfeng starts lithium production at Argentina’s Mariana project The Mariana plant has the capacity to produce 20,000 metric tons of lithium chloride per year.
February 12, 2025 Albemarle swings to quarterly profit as cost cuts offset lithium price drop Profit for the quarter ended December 31 was $33.6 million, compared to a loss of $617.7 million a year ago.
February 12, 2025 Chinese lithium firms take over copycat Nigeria refinery project A joint venture between Canmax Technologies and Jiangxi Jiuling last year took a controlling interest in Ganfeng Lithium Industry.
February 12, 2025 Lithium stocks drop as CATL’s refinery restart weighs on prices The refinery reopening should be negative for lithium sector share prices, and the spot price, analysts said.
February 12, 2025 Ukrainian graphite mine hopes for Trump deal, but say returns won’t be instant Trump seeks $500 billion in Ukraine minerals deal.
February 11, 2025 Australia passes tax incentives law for critical minerals The law will create tax incentives worth 10% of processing and refining costs for 31 critical minerals.
February 11, 2025 Kodal kicks off production at Mali’s Bougouni lithium mine First production of spodumene concentrate at Bougouni makes it Mali's second lithium mine to begin operations in less than two months.
February 10, 2025 Patriot Battery on track for feasibility study in Q3 The winter 2025 program is expected to run through mid-April, targeting a minimum of 15,000 metres of drilling using four rigs.
February 10, 2025 ReElement, Novare to build Africa’s first critical elements refinery The $100 million facility is expected to begin development in H2 2025.
Disruption and dislocation: LME metals’ year in seven charts Supply disruption and tariff dislocation have defined the London Metal Exchange base metals complex this year. December 23, 2025 | 07:58 am
