October 24, 2024 Eramet takes full control of lithium project from Tsingshan The Centenario project was attractive despite a drop in lithium prices and full ownership would let Eramet decide how to pursue a planned second production facility.
October 23, 2024 Mineral Resources’ Ellison faces probe from Australian watchdog Managing director of Mineral Resources and major shareholder said the payments being probed pre-dated the company’s 2006 listing.
October 23, 2024 Volt Lithium produces battery-grade lithium carbonate from its Texas operations Volt has been operating its proprietary DLE system in the field since September, when it achieved its first lithium production.
October 22, 2024 Column: Electric vehicles prove a bumpy ride for battery metals Explosive price rallies in 2021 and 2022 resulted in too much new production capacity being brought online too quickly.
October 21, 2024 EU set to choose firm for critical minerals joint buying platform The EU aims to sign a contract by the end of the year.
October 20, 2024 Australia’s MinRes probes payments to tycoon founder Chris Ellison, who has a large stake in the miner, said that the company set up offshore entities more than 20 years ago that supplied Mineral Resources with mining equipment.
October 19, 2024 India seeks critical mineral agreement with US, hopes for a trade pact Earlier this month, India and US signed an initial pact to cooperate on strengthening supply chains for lithium, cobalt and other critical minerals.
October 18, 2024 Left and right ‘unite’ against Rio lithium project in Serbia The council of Loznica, population around 20,000 about 100 km west of Belgrade, is deciding whether to amend its official plan to allow the 250-hectare development.
October 18, 2024 How resource ‘classification debt’ chips away at miners’ growth and investor trust Over the past decade, resource misclassification has saddled the mining industry with a costly problem.
October 18, 2024 Cornish Lithium opens UK’s first low-emission lithium plant The project aims to produce 10,000 tonnes per year of battery-grade lithium hydroxide by 2027.
Gold price to glitter again next year despite biggest gain since 1979 Analysts at JP Morgan, Bank of America and Metals Focus now see bullion hitting $5,000 per troy ounce in 2026. December 17, 2025 | 08:56 am
