July 1, 2025 Patriot Battery Metals unlocks tantalum as byproduct of Quebec project The MRE ranks Shaakichiuwaanaan as a top-5 tantalum pegmatite in the world in terms of both grade and tonnage.
July 1, 2025 Codelco secures lithium quota needed for SQM partnership Chile's nuclear energy regulator CCHEN approved an initial extraction of 2.5 million metric tons of lithium metal equivalent from 2031 to 2060.
July 1, 2025 India’s NMDC explores critical minerals acquisition overseas The country's largest iron ore miner opened a Dubai office that will track mineral sector developments in Africa and Australia.
June 30, 2025 Codelco sticks to SQM lithium deadline as deal opposition mounts Codelco says it is on track to finalize a landmark deal with SQM well before the next government takes office next year.
June 30, 2025 American Battery Technology’s Nevada lithium project added to federal permitting dashboard Company considers Tonopah Flats to be one of the largest identified claystone resource deposits in the country.
June 30, 2025 Column: Benchmarking Canada’s hard rock lithium projects Canada has seen a surge in hard rock lithium exploration and development activity following the discovery of Patriot Battery Metals’ globally significant Corvette pegmatite in Quebec in 2021.
June 29, 2025 ioneer begins search for Rhyolite Ridge partner The partner search, according to ioneer, is expected to take four months.
June 26, 2025 Lithium industry bemoans ‘paradox’ of low prices, rising demand Oversupply from China, however, has dragged prices down more than 90% in the past two years.
June 26, 2025 Russia captures village in eastern Ukraine near lithium deposit Soviet geologists who discovered the lithium deposit there in 1982 suggested it could be significant.
June 26, 2025 CHART: The brutal economics of EV battery lithium Value of installed lithium in the average electric vehicle sold globally plummets by 89%.
Weir to acquire ESCO Elecmetal Fundición Limitada for $75 million Mining technology firm to acquire the remaining 50% share of its Chile-based joint venture. December 12, 2025 | 03:32 pm
