January 2, 2024

Pan Asia Metals to buy large Chilean lithium project

Tama Atacama is one of the largest lithium brine projects in South America, covering about 1,200km2 across three Chilean salt flats.

December 29, 2023

Channel samples at Frontier Lithium’s Pennock pegmatite return high grades

Highlights of the results include 3 metres grading 1.8% lithium oxide.

December 28, 2023

Chile president praises Codelco, SQM lithium deal ensuring state control

SQM said it would partner with Codelco for the future development and production of lithium in the Atacama salt flat.

December 27, 2023

Codelco, SQM ink lithium partnership agreement

The two companies agreed to form a new company in which Codelco will have a majority stake.

December 27, 2023

The biggest global mining news of 2023

A tumultuous year for the global mining industry: collapse of lithium prices, furious M&A activity, gold’s new record and state intervention in mining on a scale not seen in decades.

December 22, 2023

US claims huge chunk of seabed amid strategic push for resources

The US extended its claims on the ocean floor by an area twice the size of California.

December 21, 2023

Milei looks to cut costs for Argentina’s miners in broader deregulation push

The Argentina President singled out cutting costs for mining companies that in recent years have been lured to vast deposits in the Andes.

December 21, 2023

Pinnacle Minerals expands Canadian lithium footprint

It is acquiring a 75% stake in the Adina East lithium project in the battery metals-rich James Bay region of Quebec.

December 20, 2023

Woodside Energy to supply LNG to Pilbara Minerals unit

The LNG will be used at the Pilgangoora lithium operation in Western Australia.

December 19, 2023

India to auction nearly 100 more blocks of critical minerals before Feb 2024

India launched the first part of its critical minerals auction last month.