April 14, 2017 Chile’s Codelco sets up lithium subsidiary The unit is expected to help speed up the approval of legislation that allows the exploration and exploitation of the country’s vast lithium deposits.
April 10, 2017 Bacanora Minerals soars on deal to supply lithium to Japan’s Hanwa Transaction will see the Tokyo-based trader acquiring up to 100% of the output coming from Bacanora's Sonora lithium project in Mexico.
April 5, 2017 Escondida strike less damaging to Chile’s copper output than thought — report Experts expect the country, which accounts for more 30% of the world's copper supply, to produce 5.4 million tonnes of the metal in 2017, slightly down from the 5.5mnt it…
April 2, 2017 The great Nevada lithium rush to fuel the new economy At least six startups have recently placed or leased claims in the area. They join North Carolina-based Albemarle Corp., whose recently acquired Silver Peak mine and processing operation has been…
March 31, 2017 Wealth Minerals begins sampling at Chile’s Laguna Verde lithium project Wealth Minerals Ltd., reports that it has initiated an extensive lake-brine sampling and project evaluation program at the Laguna Verde Lithium Project in Chile.
March 29, 2017 Miners to spend $21 billion on exploration by 2025 Equipment and services suppliers will have to wait at least another year until they can fully feel the impact of this trend, says CSA Global — the world's second-largest mining…
March 28, 2017 One World Minerals Inc. announces second phase work program including 4000m of drilling on its Rico Litio Lithium Project One World Minerals Inc. is pleased to announce the start of a second phase exploration program on the Company’s Rico Litio lithium property located in the State of California Baja…
March 24, 2017 Manganese – the third electric vehicle metal no one is talking about Manganese is a critical and irreplaceable element used in steel production and used widely as a battery component.
March 23, 2017 MGX Minerals acquires 110,000 acres of Paradox Basin, Utah oil and gas leases MGX Minerals Inc. is pleased to announce it has entered into a Joint Operating Agreement with a private vendor to act as operator and acquire a 75% working interest in…
March 23, 2017 Lithium suppliers can’t keep up with skyrocketing demand Near the extinct volcano known as Monte Pissis, high in the Andes on the Chile-Argentina border, is a prime location for lithium, the silvery-white metal used in the production of…
Ioneer eyes bid for Rio Tinto’s US boron unit Boron, an element mineral with few producers, was added to the US list of critical minerals last month. December 12, 2025 | 02:49 pm
