April 12, 2019

Lithium giant lifts outlook with 2018 fizzle in rear-view mirror

Chile's SQM, the world’s second-largest lithium miner, said expansion plans had gone better than expected and that sales would likely beat its forecasts for this year.

April 11, 2019

Asia’s mining sector offsets risk with reward — report

Mongolia has emerged as an investment hot spot for untapped reserves.

April 11, 2019

Tianqi agrees truce in battle over Chilean lithium miner SQM

Tianqi's $4.1B purchase of a 24% stake in SQM went through in December, but the Chinese firm has faced push back.

April 11, 2019

Australia to host battery research centre

The centre will investigate opportunities for greater efficiencies in the extraction and refinement of battery minerals.

April 10, 2019

Electric-vehicle tax credits get a bipartisan boost in senate

The legislation would grant automakers a $7,000 tax credit for an additional 400,000 vehicles after they reach the 200,000 vehicle cap.

April 9, 2019

Frontier Lithium shows depth at Spark pegmatite

The company recently drilled 1,340 metres across five holes at the Spark pegmatite zone, part of its PAK lithium project in Ontario. All five holes intersected significant spodumene pegmatite.

April 5, 2019

$6 billion private capital ready to invest in mining

Fundraising by unlisted funds for investment in natural resource reached a record $93 billion last year.

April 5, 2019

Japan’s Mitsui injects $30m into Sigma’s lithium project in Brazil

The Japanese trading house is backing Sigma's Grota do Cirilo hard rock lithium project, in the south-eastern province of Minas Gerais.

April 3, 2019

Australia’s Galaxy Resources names Simon Hay as CEO

Hay is currently head of resource development at mineral sands company Iluka Resources Ltd.

April 3, 2019

World’s largest iron ore port expects higher exports post Vale

With a market facing a global deficit, the world’s biggest iron ore export port is flagging a timely boost in shipments as Fortescue and rivals bring on new mines in…