January 21, 2025 Eramet’s Bories to step down as CEO, stay on as chair Eramet expects to announce Bories' successor as CEO by the end of the first quarter.
January 19, 2025 IGO flags impairment on lithium hydroxide division The miner cited a decline in value of its troubled Kwinana refinery, which is grappling with production delays and a lithium price slump.
January 17, 2025 Lithium Argentina investors OK Canada exit The move is expected to become effective Jan. 23, subject to approvals such as a final court order from the Supreme Court of British Columbia.
January 17, 2025 Biden boosts loan for ioneer’s Nevada lithium mine to nearly $1 billion The loan is nearly 50% larger than a conditional funding commitment made two years ago, and cannot be reversed by incoming President Donald Trump.
January 17, 2025 Rio Tinto to form new lithium unit after Arcadium buy Rio Tinto Lithium would control the miner’s $2.5 billion Rincon project in Argentina but not its controversial Jadar project in Serbia.
January 17, 2025 Codelco, Saudi Arabia eye joint copper investments The collaboration could also extend to lithium, as Saudi Arabia seeks to import the battery metal from Chile for domestic processing.
January 16, 2025 Rio Tinto and Glencore discussed potential merger A $160 billion Rio Tinto-Glencore combination makes sense in a copper-centric world, but we've been here before.
January 16, 2025 Rio Tinto, Glencore discussed mining’s biggest-ever potential merger Combining the two businesses would potentially create a behemoth to leapfrog longstanding industry leader BHP Group.
January 16, 2025 Standard Lithium and Equinor secure $225m to develop Arkansas project Since December, Standard Lithium has operated a pilot DLE plant at its South West Arkansas project.
January 16, 2025 Maaden considers bond sale to fund expansion Miner is considering an international bond sale this year to help fund a more than $12 billion investment program.
Indonesia may slash nickel output to steady prices The Indonesian government is proposing a 34% reduction in production from this year’s total to 250 million tonnes next year. December 17, 2025 | 08:20 am
