September 23, 2025

Trump wants piece of company in charge of America’s biggest lithium mine

The Trump administration is seeking an equity stake of as much as 10% in Lithium Americas.

September 22, 2025

Congo will not ‘auction’ mineral resources to the US, president says

Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi said he would like to strengthen the partnership with the US, however.

September 22, 2025

Chile’s Corfo agency preps lithium contracts ahead of SQM-Codelco deal

SQM and Codelco are expected to finalize a lithium partnership this year.

September 22, 2025

US re-evaluating $2.3B loan for Thacker Pass lithium mine in Nevada

The record-high loan to Lithium Americas, finalized in 2024, would have provided most of the capital for the construction of a processing plant.

September 22, 2025

Mali announces more new mining deals under revised code

The agreements cover gold mines including Allied Gold’s Sadiola project, B2Gold’s Fekola mine, Resolute’s Syama site and Ganfeng’s Bougouni project.

September 18, 2025

Cobalt’s EV battery comeback as prices nearly double

The size of the electric vehicle battery cobalt market in August jumped to the highest since December 2022.

September 18, 2025

Leo Lithium bows out, handing back $220M to shareholders

Leo is also facing automatic delisting from the ASX on Sept. 22, after nearly two years of suspended trading.

September 17, 2025

Lithium Ionic boosts projected returns for Brazil project

Bandeira is now projected to deliver a post-tax net present value of $1.45 billion instead of the $1.31 billion.

September 16, 2025

EnergyX to acquire Daytona Lithium, expanding Arkansas resource base

The company is progressing its project Lonestar Lithium in the Smackover with its near completed demonstration plant.

September 16, 2025

Surge Battery teams up with Evolution Mining on Nevada lithium prefeasibility

The companies intend to form a joint venture on the Nevada North lithium project, with a 77% interest held by Surge and 23% by Evolution.