The Kingdom has been studying setting up the trading platform for the past three months and it does not expect a decision to be made before the next six.

Prices on the Guangzhou Futures Exchange have more than halved since the bourse debuted lithium trading in July.

The South African coal miner plans to acquire manganese and copper assets.

Lithium’s price slump over the past year has been as dramatic as its climb — and it’s probably not finished yet.

India will also announce the acquisition of lithium blocks in Australia and Argentina in a month or two.

The Metals Company said the protest was costing it $1 million a day.

The company has now wrapped up its 2023 drill program at the Yellowknife project which comprised 34,238 metres.

The facility will become the largest factory in Canada for high performance Li-ion battery cells.