January 14, 2025

Savannah seeks compulsory land purchases at Portuguese lithium mine

Portuguese law allows for compulsory acquisitions for infrastructure and energy projects.

January 13, 2025

UK to sign critical minerals partnership with Saudi Arabia

Britain needs a secure, long-term supply of critical minerals, such as copper, lithium and nickel.

January 13, 2025

PowerStone Metals, Libra Lithium merge to create Ontario critical minerals explorer

Libra's Flanders South, Flanders North and SBC lithium projects are being explored under a $23m earn-in deal with KoBold Metals.

January 13, 2025

Ontario pitches Trump on mining deals with tariffs looming

Ontario Premier Doug Ford unveiled Monday a new plank in a broader strategy he calls “Fortress Am-Can.”

January 13, 2025

Lithium prices to stabilize in 2025 as mine closures, China EV sales ease glut, analysts say

The global lithium supply glut is predicted to shrink by half to around 80,000 tons of LCE from nearly 150,000 last year, according to Antaike.

January 13, 2025

Abaxx plans lithium carbonate contract within weeks after nickel launch

The exchange kicked off trading of its nickel sulphate contract on Friday.

January 10, 2025

Zijin in talks to buy $6.4 billion China lithium miner

Zijin, a global powerhouse in copper and gold, is advancing its push into the lithium sector with the potential acquisition of Zangge Mining.

January 9, 2025

Canada disputes Trump’s claims of resource independence

Energy Minister Jonathan Wilkinson said Trump’s assertion that America doesn't need anything from Canada was “simply false.”

January 8, 2025

Brazil offers $815 million to back strategic minerals projects

The support can be used to develop supply chains of minerals including lithium, rare earth elements, nickel, graphite and silicon.

January 8, 2025

China becomes world’s second-largest holder of lithium reserves, Xinhua reports

China's lithium reserves have risen from 6% to 16.5% of the global total, state media reported.