Kibaran Resources outlines plans for battery graphite plant amid overseas demand

The company's proposed production facility at Kwinana, near Perth in Western Australia, would manufacture battery graphite worth $72 million a year for export.

Reuters | June 11, 2019 | 2:07 pm

China kicks off national survey of rare earth resources amid threats of supply curbs

The world's top producer of rare earth elements is initially targeting seven regions, including Inner Mongolia and Jiangxi province.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 11, 2019 | 11:22 am

MGX and Eureka to install world’s first commercial rapid petrolithium recovery system

The system will be deployed at Eureka’s Standing Stone advanced wastewater treatment facility in Pennsylvania.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 11, 2019 | 10:58 am

Tianqi says happy ‘for now’ with stake in SQM

Tianqi last December bought a 23.8 percent share in SQM from Canadian fertilizer company Nutrien for $4.1B, the largest deal in history for a lithium asset.

Reuters | June 10, 2019 | 10:43 pm

London Metal Exchange and Fastmarkets to set lithium price benchmark

The exchange will work Fastmarkets to provide the reference price lithium, a key component in the batteries that power electric vehicles and high-tech devices.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 10, 2019 | 7:20 am

Congo state miner says it paid $263m in tax advances

Gecamines rejected allegations that there are discrepancies in its financial statements.

Bloomberg News | June 9, 2019 | 10:15 am

Sweden eyes Peru’s lithium

According to Sweden's Deputy Minister of Foreign Trade and Promotion, the country has become lithium-thirsty due to an increase in demand for electric cars.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | June 7, 2019 | 6:50 am

Lynas touts its independence from China in push for rare earths growth

While Australia-based Lynas cannot match China's rare earth processing capability, it is hoping that its role as the largest rare earth miner and the largest processor outside of China will help it forge new relationships and fuel expansion projects.

Reuters | June 6, 2019 | 9:43 am

Trump’s Cuba gambit pushes Canadian miner Sherritt to the brink

Sherritt International Corp., whose executives were once known as Fidel Castro’s favorite capitalists, is paying the price for its close ties to the struggling Caribbean nation.

Bloomberg News | June 5, 2019 | 10:05 am

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