SQM and Talga team up on Aero lithium project in Sweden The Chilean lithium miner can earn up to a 70% interest in Aero, which will grant it a foothold in the European market. Cecilia Jamasmie | June 21, 2024 | 3:53 am
Pilbara Minerals eyes $800 million road to double lithium output A pre-feasibility study by the company determined production at Pilgangoora could increase to more than 2 million tpa. Reuters | June 20, 2024 | 5:28 pm
Vale unveils $3.3 billion plan to boost copper and nickel output The mining giant sees the potential to expand production capacity to about 500,000 tons of copper by 2028 mainly through improvements to its Salobo and Sossego mines in Brazil. Bloomberg News | June 20, 2024 | 4:16 pm
Vale expects deal to bring Onca Puma nickel mine back online soon A court decision halted the mine at the beginning of April. Reuters | June 20, 2024 | 1:11 pm
EnergyX to build lithium plant in US ‘Ark-La-Tex’ region Project Lonestar Lithium will have a target production of 5,000 tons/year in Phase 1, and 25,000 tons/year in Phase 2, the company said. Staff Writer | June 20, 2024 | 12:38 pm
South Star nears startup of the Americas’ first new graphite mine in over 25 years Santa Cruz will be the first new graphite production in the Americas since 1996. Staff Writer | June 20, 2024 | 10:11 am
Graphite can come from a surprising source: methane Oakland-based Molten Industries has developed a specialized technique to break methane into graphite.mo Bloomberg News | June 20, 2024 | 7:22 am
Vale sees higher 2026 copper, nickel output after investments Vale sees potential copper output in 2026 between 387,000 tonnes and 424,000 tonnes. Reuters | June 20, 2024 | 6:31 am
Savannah Resources secures $20m for Barroso lithium project CEO Emanuel Proenca said the cash injection from and partnership with the Dutch miner was a “huge de-risking step” for the project. Cecilia Jamasmie | June 20, 2024 | 3:48 am