Seabed mining is allowed in New Zealand but it has to be approved by the Environmental Protection Agency.

"His words disregarded facts and confounded black with white. The Chinese side expresses its strong dissatisfaction and resolute opposition to this," the Chinese Embassy in Ottawa said.

The incoming chair of Vale's newly created base metals business said he wants to focus on margins and marketing.

Chile and Albemarle could cement their dominant role in the global lithium and EV industries if they can get one or more DLE technology to succeed.

Funds to go to develop its net zero carbon lithium project in Germany.

Atlas Lithium is developing a hard-rock mine in southeastern Brazil’s Minas Gerais state, in a region known as Lithium Valley.