August 22, 2024

Sibanye secures debt funding for Finland lithium mine as prices slump

The Keliber project is targeting production for 2026.

August 22, 2024

Lithium mining is slowly sinking Chile’s Atacama salt flat, study shows

Chile's Atacama salt flat is sinking at a rate of 1 to 2 centimeters per year due to lithium brine extraction.

August 22, 2024

Patriot Battery targets 400,000 t/y at Quebec lithium project

Patriot plans to make a final investment decision by 2027, begin construction in 2028, and start production in early 2029.

August 21, 2024

Argentina to sign deal with US to boost metals mining

The Minerals Security Partnership already includes 14 countries and the European Union.

August 21, 2024

SQM profit down 63%, anticipates continued weak lithium prices 

The world's second-biggest lithium producer expects the downward trend in the metal's prices to continue for the rest of the year.

August 20, 2024

Chile’s lithium output to reach 285,000t in 2025, copper commission says

The global market is forecast to post a surplus of 117,000 tons of lithium this year.

August 20, 2024

E3, Pure Lithium to test production of lithium metal batteries from Alberta brine

The companies will assess the technical and economic criteria of a commercial lithium metal battery facility.

August 20, 2024

Heavy rains to threaten 25% of copper projects by 2050

Verisk Maplecroft predicts that by mid-century, a quarter of global copper projects will be affected by extreme precipitation.

August 19, 2024

Tetra Technologies invests in lithium tech developer KMX

The deal is among the latest in the direct lithium extraction sector.

August 16, 2024

Lithium Argentina shares rise as Ganfeng takes project stake

The Pastos Grandes project is a lithium brine development located in the same basin as Ganfeng Lithium’s Pozuelos-Pastos Grandes project.