October 10, 2018 Chile wants lithium to be traded on LME Chile expects lithium to soon become its second largest mining asset, just behind copper. It's currently the country's fourth biggest export.
October 10, 2018 Graphite One’s Alaska project may prove key to US defence industry — CEO A White House/US Department of Defence (DoD) report has recommended direct investment in companies developing domestic sources of graphite and the Canadian junior is one of them.
October 9, 2018 DRA secures front end engineering design for Yangibana Rare Earths Project The Yangibana Project will be Hastings’ first Rare Earths Project on the Australian continent, containing substantial Neodymium and Praseodymium resources. The Project currently spans approximately 650 square kilometers and is…
October 5, 2018 Chile’s court ruling allows Tianqi to buy stake in lithium miner SQM The country's antitrust court has approved a deal between the competition regulator and Tianqi, allowing the Chinese miner to buy a nearly one-quarter stake in lithium producer SQM .
October 3, 2018 Anson Resources produces first lithium hydroxide from Utah project With this development, the Australian miner has now produced both lithium carbonate and lithium hydroxide from Paradox, its flagship project.
October 3, 2018 Axiom soars on near supply deal for Isabel nickel mine in Solomon Islands Mining at the project in the Pacific nation will start in December, with ore shipments expected to begin in the first quarter of next year.
October 2, 2018 Lynas presses Malaysian authorities to explain plant review status The newly-elected coalition government is said to be ready to launch a three-month evaluation of Lynas' rare earths processing plant, which may end with authorities denying the company’s operating license…
September 28, 2018 Rocketing vanadium price primed for ‘Elon Musk moment’ "To build a gigafactory of vanadium flow batteries, companies will need to own a mine or lease the fully recyclable vanadium" – Simon Moores.
September 27, 2018 Battery Minerals hits construction milestones at Montepuez project Company wants to make sure the mine is in production when the demand and price of graphite takes off, as predicted.
September 27, 2018 The Californian rare earths mine caught between Trump and China The rare earths trade between the world’s top two economies is largely one-way, with America reliant on China for about 80 percent of its supply.
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