February 10, 2025

CATL and Lopal restart China lithium refinery despite price rout

The refinery in Yichun was halted around mid-September.

February 10, 2025

Global Lithium fights alleged Chinese takeover

The Australian junior says China-linked shareholders are attempting to gain control of the board and its Manna lithium project.

February 9, 2025

Pilbara Minerals expects to swing to first-half loss

The miner transitioned one of its two processing plants in care and maintenance in light of a steep drop in lithium prices.

February 7, 2025

Infographic: Lithium exploration in Canada

The Northern Miner takes a look at how market capitalizations among the main players exploring for lithium in Canada differ between the price's peak and its present level.

February 7, 2025

CATL resuming production at Jiangxi mine, UBS says

Chinese battery giant is resuming operations at its lithium lepidolite mine.

February 6, 2025

Savannah suspends some lithium prospecting in Portugal after injunction

Savannah was granted access to over 520 hectares of land, which it does not own, for a year.

February 6, 2025

Critical Metals announces $22.5m financing, shares plummet

Critical Metals will issue 4.5 million shares with an offer of $5.00 per share, a significant discount (over 43%) to its opening price Thursday.

February 6, 2025

Seven bidders battle for Chile’s lithium mining contracts

The government will unveil the successful bidders for projects targeting six salt flats by the end of March.

February 5, 2025

UK’s largest lithium extraction facility gets go-ahead

Once scaled to commercial production, the facility in Durham will have a production target of at least 10,000 tonnes a year.

February 5, 2025

Column: Trump or BRICS? The quandary for Africa’s miners and governments

Beyond the short-term volatility created by Donald Trump's tariff machinations, it's likely that the longer-term trend of the world splitting into two trading blocs is accelerating.