BHP halts Western Australia nickel mines on weak prices, glutDecision affects the Mt Keith and Leinster operations, the Kwinana refinery, the Kalgoorlie smelter, and the the West Musgrave project.Cecilia Jamasmie | July 11, 2024 | 3:58 am
Mining vs AI: What’s wrong with this picture?As the saying from mid-19th century California goes, during a…Frik Els | July 10, 2024 | 6:15 pm
Global lithium sector eyes Argentina’s salt flats on tech test runEramet is being closely watched by competitors from the US…Reuters | July 10, 2024 | 7:25 am
SRG Mining scraps $12.5m deal with China’s C-ONE as Canada tightens scrutiny C-ONE last year signed a C$16.9 million deal for a 19.4% stake in SRG. Reuters | March 5, 2024 | 10:08 am
Zelandez launches slimmest ever borehole formation tester for lithium developers New BFT can analyze fluid underground in real-time and capture multiple clean lithium brine samples from a well for further testing, Zelandez said. Staff Writer | March 5, 2024 | 9:46 am
LME does not plan to launch green nickel contract Iron ore magnate Andrew Forrest said recently the LME should classify its nickel contracts into "clean" and "dirty" to give customers more choice. Reuters | March 5, 2024 | 7:32 am
Ganfeng Lithium plans to buy 15% stake in Pastos Grandes project The deal would give Ganfeng more access to resources in Argentina. Reuters | March 5, 2024 | 7:27 am
Indonesia and China killed the nickel market Cheap Indonesian nickel, controlled by China and dumped on the market, has collapsed nickel prices and forced global mine closures. Rick Mills - Ahead of the Herd | March 4, 2024 | 2:03 pm
Frontier Lithium, Mitsubishi form JV for Canadian lithium operations The partnership will help finance Frontier's PAK Lithium Project mine in Ontario and a planned lithium chemicals conversion facility. Reuters | March 4, 2024 | 10:32 am
Eramet reaches deal to convert debt of New Caledonia nickel unit Several hundred million euros of debt will be removed from its loss-making nickel subsidiary SLN. Reuters | March 4, 2024 | 10:07 am
Canada and Australia boost collaboration on critical minerals The countries have agreed to promote shared priorities related to the extraction, processing and refining of critical minerals. Reuters | March 4, 2024 | 9:28 am
Rio Tinto CEO bullish on lithium but not eyeing big acquisitions Rio Tinto is developing the Rincon project, a lithium-brine mine in Argentina. Reuters | March 4, 2024 | 6:55 am