May 23, 2024 SQM expects to close Codelco lithium deal by May 31 deadline Some analysts had cautioned the deal could be delayed after an earlier deadline was extended two months due to complexities in the negotiation.
May 23, 2024 Zimbabwe state miner says lithium assets attract investors Kuvimba has identified a lithium ore resource of 38 million tons at Sandawana, the site of a mothballed emerald mine formerly run by Rio Tinto.
May 23, 2024 SQM swings to $870 million loss on sinking prices, tax ruling Data from Benchmark Mineral Intelligence suggests that global prices have fallen by more than 80%, dragged by weaker demand for EVs.
May 23, 2024 Rio Tinto faces pressure to leave London exchange Activist investor Palliser Capital argues that switching its primary listing to Australia would boost Rio Tinto's shares by about 40%.
May 21, 2024 Ma’aden extracts lithium from seawater The Saudi Arabia project is still a pilot and not yet at commercially viable levels, Ma'aden's CEO said.
May 21, 2024 Portuguese company eyes two lithium refineries in Iberia by 2030 Lifthium is planning to source the raw materials from different regions around the world, including South America.
May 20, 2024 Lithium miners shake up trading to tackle wild price swings Lithium prices are coming out of a boom-to-bust period that left in its wake an array of stalled projects, scrapped deals and production cuts.
May 20, 2024 Dubai mining firm plans to start Argentina lithium production next year UMPC plans to begin producing battery-grade lithium next year, aiming to deliver 5,000 metric tons in 2027 and double that in 2028.
May 20, 2024 Energy mogul makes 100-year bet on Argentina’s mineral wealth Jose Luis Manzano has been snapping up mines and lithium-rich acreage in northern Argentina as well as tapping neighboring Brazil’s lithium valley.
May 20, 2024 South Korea said to build lithium reserves to aid battery sector Its trade ministry unveiled a plan in March to invest 241.7 billion won over the next three years to build warehouses for storage of critical minerals.
Ioneer eyes bid for Rio Tinto’s US boron unit Boron, an element mineral with few producers, was added to the US list of critical minerals last month. December 12, 2025 | 02:49 pm
