April 10, 2025 Sayona-Piedmont merger forms Elevra Lithium with equal board representation The merger is expected to be completed in mid-2025.
April 10, 2025 MinRes denies Wodgina sale as debt woes rattle investors MinRes says it has “no plans” to sell its Wodgina lithium stake and maintains that a capital raise is not under consideration.
April 9, 2025 Liontown kicks off production at Australia’s first underground lithium mine Miner said the successful start of underground production stoping from the Mt Mann orebody is a "key milestone".
April 8, 2025 Argentina aims to boost lithium production by 75% in 2025, sees no risk from trade war The boost in production is expected to mostly come from new operations in Salta and expansions in Catamarca and Jujuy, the northern provinces.
April 8, 2025 Ma’aden weighs foreign partner for minerals processing pact Saudi Arabia's flagship miner is considering choosing at least one of four foreign firms to form a rare earths processing partnership.
April 8, 2025 GeoFrame to break ground on major lithium project in Texas The Texas-based lithium extraction facility is said to be able to meet entire national demand for battery-grade lithium carbonate by 2029.
April 7, 2025 Chile has 28% more lithium than previous estimates, studies find A new analysis shows that the La Isla salt flat holds 2.13 million metric tons of lithium, up 150% from a prior estimate.
April 7, 2025 As Chile revs up lithium plans, Indigenous people demand more control Indigenous communities are in talks with Codelco and SQM to gain more influence over plans to increase lithium extraction.
April 4, 2025 Breakthrough Cu-Ta-Li alloy could transform aerospace, defense applications, researchers say US Army Research Laboratory developed nanostructured copper alloy with exceptional thermal stability and mechanical strength.
April 4, 2025 Indian delegation to visit Chile seeking stake in SQM’s lithium projects Several companies are in talks with SQM for stakes of 20% in its Mount Holland and Andover projects in Australia.
Korea Zinc’s plan to build US smelter would benefit South Korea, minister says Korea Zinc unveiled a plan to build a $7.4 billion critical minerals refinery in Tennessee that will be funded largely by Washington. December 17, 2025 | 07:28 am
