December 18, 2018

Portugal sees first lithium licensing tender in 2019, wants refinery

Various international groups had expressed interest in exploring for lithium in Portugal, which is the world's sixth-largest lithium producer, and Europe's biggest.

December 14, 2018

Mineral Resources inks $1.15B lithium JV deal with Albemarle

The joint venture will allow the American lithium producer, the world’s No. 1, to expand its presence in Australia.

December 13, 2018

Bacanora Lithium seeks listing of German unit in 2019

The company plans to move forward with the plan only once the feasibility study at its Zinnwald project is completed, in the second quarter of next year.

December 12, 2018

Germany secures access to world’s second-largest lithium deposit

The partners expect to produce up to 40,000 tonnes of lithium hydroxide per year beginning in 2022.

December 12, 2018

Australia plans deal with US on ‘critical minerals’, hopes to boost its exports

This will mean Geoscience Australia and the United States Geological Survey (USGS) will work closely on exploration, extraction, processing and research and development.

December 11, 2018

TechMet appoints Admiral Mike Mullen Chairman of advisory board

TechMet has been operational for over a year and has assets, deployed in mining, processing and recycling projects around the world, including Canada, Brazil, Rwanda and Burundi.

December 11, 2018

Lithium Australia officially acquires Youanmi project

The project consists of three exploration licences in the Archean Yilgarn Block, 450 kilometres north-east of Perth.

December 10, 2018

Junior capitalization up 6% in year ended June 30

2018 was a relatively quiet year for the junior mining sector, we hope to see more of an upswing in 2019 - Dean Braunsteiner, national mining leader, PwC Canada

December 10, 2018

This Congo project could supply the world with lithium

The DRC has a stranglehold on crucial battery material cobalt, but central African nation also has potential to become major lithium player.

December 10, 2018

Tesla lithium supplier Kidman settles ownership row over Australian mine

The settlement unlocks payments by SQM that had been on ice during the dispute, and paves the way for development to get back on track