June 14, 2024 Mali approves Leo Lithium’s stake sale to Ganfeng The Australian company has also secured two outstanding permits for the Goulamina lithium project, in southern Mali.
June 13, 2024 Environmental studies show Serbian lithium project is safe, Rio Tinto says The $2.4 billion Jadar lithium project could cover 90% of Europe's current lithium needs.
June 13, 2024 New method allows efficient lithium extraction from seawater, groundwater A new technique supports efficient lithium extraction from dilute—and widespread—sources of the metal, including seawater, groundwater, and ‘flowback water.’
June 13, 2024 Ivanhoe Electric refutes Ma’aden share sale claims Ivanhoe said Saudi Arabia's Ma’aden, its 50/50 partner in the Middle East, has no intention to sell its shares in the US company.
June 12, 2024 Zeus resource update IDs higher-grade core at Noram’s lithium clay project Noram's project is within 2 km of Albemarle’s Silver Peak lithium brine mine.
June 12, 2024 The world needs more batteries — but not this many By 2025, the global battery industry will be able to produce more than five times as many cells as the world will need, BNEF forecasts.
June 12, 2024 Green Battery, Volt Carbon to jointly develop Quebec graphite project The two aim to produce the key commodity used in lithium-ion batteries and processing it without needing water, chemicals or reagents.
June 10, 2024 Electra gets Canadian gov’t funding for critical minerals recycling project The company is accelerating the next phase of its recycling project to demonstrate that its hydrometallurgical black mass process is scalable, profitable, and can be implemented at other locations.
June 9, 2024 Argentina’s Salta Province to issue tender for mining projects in Arizaro salt flat The Salta Energy and Mining Resources company is expected to launch a tender in mid-August for the concession of an area of about 37,000 hectares in the Arizaro salt flat.
June 7, 2024 Argentine lithium output up by almost half in first four months of 2024 The South American country, part of the so-called "lithium triangle" along with Chile and Bolivia, has attracted investments from foreign companies in Canada and China.
Weir to acquire ESCO Elecmetal Fundición Limitada for $75 million Mining technology firm to acquire the remaining 50% share of its Chile-based joint venture. December 12, 2025 | 03:32 pm
