Arizona Lithium starts production drilling at Prairie project in Saskatchewan

It’s the latest twist in tensions between SQM and its Chinese shareholder after representatives of the two companies questioned each other’s real motivations.

The German government has created a €1.1 billion investment fund to fortify the nation’s access to critical raw materials essential for high-tech and green projects.

NextSource has pre-ordered process equipment with a production capacity of 3,600 tonnes per year of spheronized and purified graphite.

Its nickel subsidiary SLN is locked in a dispute with local authorities over financial guarantees.

It said that Aldo Boitano transferred his entire holding of 9,400,002 ordinary shares to a custodian account nominated by a bank. 

The amount received represents a rebate of up to 50% of eligible exploration costs at its flagship Root Lake project in Canada.

More than 25 global auto and battery makers have expressed interest in buying nickel from its new Indonesian plant.

A stuttering recovery in lithium prices is providing a fresh reminder of why the dramatic rally of recent years was followed by an even more breathtaking collapse.

The deal values the lithium miner at A$1.7 billion ($1.1 billion).