Western miners lag as oil powers enter race for Africa’s critical metalsRisk aversion is likely to leave major Western miners lagging in a race to tap Africa's reserves of critical raw materials.Reuters | February 2, 2024 | 9:52 am
Germany invests $1.1bn to counter China on raw materialsThe state fund will focus on cobalt, copper, lithium, silicon,…Bloomberg News | February 2, 2024 | 5:13 am
Patriot Battery Metals falls on Toronto debutPatriot graduated from the TSX Venture Exchange as it seeks…Staff Writer | February 1, 2024 | 5:46 am
Lake Resources releases updated resource estimate for Kachi lithium project in Argentina Measured and Indicated resources have increased from 2.19 to 2.93 million tonnes of lithium carbonate equivalent. Staff Writer | June 15, 2023 | 1:06 pm
Impala Platinum’s Zimbabwe unit eyes expansion into lithium The miner still sees a future in Zimbabwe and is on the lookout for opportunities to invest in other mining areas. Bloomberg News | June 15, 2023 | 7:32 am
In China’s lithium hub, mining boom comes at a cost The city of Yichun is ground zero in the country's push to cut its reliance on imports of the metal for its battery industry. Reuters | June 15, 2023 | 7:22 am
Ghana plans to process its first lithium locally Australian miner Atlantic Lithium expects to start production at Ghana’s first lithium mine in the second half of 2024. Bloomberg News | June 14, 2023 | 8:40 am
Codelco CEO leaves as copper giant faces lithium role, output slump Codelco’s production has dropped more than 11% to a 25-year low in 2023, despite investing about $3.5bn a year to revamp its aging mines. Cecilia Jamasmie | June 14, 2023 | 8:23 am
Australia’s ANZ looks to expand lending to critical minerals sector ANZ has traditionally supported long-life, low-risk mine projects for Australia's staple resources including iron ore, gold, aluminum, copper, and nickel. Reuters | June 14, 2023 | 8:15 am
India considers lithium mining royalty at 3% of LME price The government is expected to auction a newly found lithium blocks, with estimated reserves of 5.9 million tonnes, later this year. Reuters | June 14, 2023 | 8:09 am
EU, Argentina sign raw materials MOU with lithium in focus The MoU comes as the EU and South America's Mercosur bloc push towards finalizing a trade deal. Reuters | June 13, 2023 | 12:54 pm
Lithium Americas produces first carbonate at Caucharí-Olaroz The output quality was lower than battery-standard lithium carbonate, but is part of the Argentinean mine commissioning process. Cecilia Jamasmie | June 13, 2023 | 3:45 am