December 19, 2024

Triple Flag to acquire royalty on Tres Quebradas lithium project

The lithium brine project in Catamarca province is expected to start production in the second half of 2025.

December 19, 2024

Activist Palliser pushes Rio Tinto to review dual listing

Palliser Capital claims Rio Tinto's current dual-listed structure has deprived investors of $50 billion in value.

December 18, 2024

Chile’s Enami eyes lithium license in boost to partner search

Altoandinos would be the first project to go through community consultation and permitting under President Gabriel Boric’s public-private approach.

December 18, 2024

PetroChina to start metals trading, eyeing energy transition

In addition to lithium and copper, the new PetroChina unit may also look to trade nickel.

December 18, 2024

Trump advisers urge ending environmental reviews for mines receiving US funds

Proposed US critical minerals projects have been in regulatory review for more than a decade.

December 18, 2024

Namibia investigates China’s Xinfeng for alleged illegal mining

Namibia’s Ministry of Mines and Energy is investigating Xinfeng for alleged illegal mining in the lithium-rich Erongo region. 

December 18, 2024

Volkswagen buys 9.9% of Patriot Battery Metals for $48 million

Patriot's project will supply lithium to Volkswagen’s battery company PowerCo in Europe and North America.

December 17, 2024

Vulcan Energy secures near $922m debt commitment for Lionheart project financing

Lionheart is a major lithium and renewable energy initiative located in the Upper Rhine Valley brine field.

December 17, 2024

VIDEO: Critical minerals race driving resource nationalism

Jimena Blanco, chief analyst at Verisk Maplecroft, says that geopolitical tensions are causing major shifts in global mining policies.

December 17, 2024

Saudi Arabia has extracted lithium from oilfield runoffs, vice minister says

The country plans to launch a commercial pilot program for direct extraction soon.