Lithium Top Stories

How the Trump administration can support lithium independence

America has become unacceptably reliant on foreign competitors for critical materials and manufacturing processes.

Farrell Gregory and Sasha Gordon | December 24, 2024 | 7:15 am

Arcadium shareholders approve $6.7bn sale to Rio Tinto

Shares of Arcadium Lithium rose about 7% in extended trading…

Reuters | December 23, 2024 | 3:47 pm

Sigma Lithium receives licence to build second mine at Grota do Cirilo property

Spodumene ore produced at the Barreiro mine will feed its…

Staff Writer | December 23, 2024 | 10:04 am

Lithium suppliers seek to rein in price discounts in 2025 talks

The past year has been torrid for lithium, as a…

Bloomberg News | December 23, 2024 | 7:25 am

Nigeria resumes mining in Zamfara state on improved security

Nigeria has lifted a ban on mining exploration in the…

Reuters | December 23, 2024 | 6:57 am

Galp drops plans to build Aurora lithium refinery in Portugal

Galp was left alone in early 2024, when Northvolt said it would not invest in the 50-50 joint venture set up in November 2021.

Reuters | November 27, 2024 | 8:20 am

Mining CEO salaries rise, but gender diversity remains elusive, report finds

Chief executive base salaries in the mining industry increased between 2% and 12% in 2023, the report says.

Henry Lazenby - The Northern Miner | November 27, 2024 | 7:17 am

WA lithium miners defiant as gov’t throws lifeline

Spodumene producers were surprisingly upbeat on the outlook this week as the Western Australian government stepped in to offer assistance.

Kristie Batten | November 27, 2024 | 4:10 am

Bolivia says China’s CBC to invest $1 billion in lithium plants

The government will take a 51% stake in the project, to be located in the Uyuni salt flat in southwest Bolivia.

Reuters | November 26, 2024 | 9:17 am

Vulcan in talks with producers to license lithium technology

Vulcan began producing lithium hydroxide earlier this month from its Rhine Valley operations using adsorption direct lithium extraction.

Reuters | November 26, 2024 | 7:59 am

MinRes founder Ellison steps down as Delta Lithium chair

Ellison is to exit MinRes within 18 months but his exit from Delta Lithium is with immediate effect.

Reuters | November 25, 2024 | 6:58 am

Rio Tinto-backed lithium tech startup set to raise second round of funds

ElectraLith is developing a filtration technology that can extract lithium from brine deposits without using water or chemicals.

Reuters | November 25, 2024 | 6:49 am

Column: Trump 2.0 won’t reverse Biden’s critical minerals push

Donald Trump has described the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) as a "green scam" and vowed to repeal it after he returns to the White House in January.

Reuters | November 23, 2024 | 3:06 pm

Could Trump’s deregulation quest speed permitting in Canada too?

Rolling back environmental regulations and speeding up permitting for oil and gas as well as mining projects could put pressure on Canada to do the same.

Alisha Hiyate - The Northern Miner | November 22, 2024 | 2:19 pm

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