October 31, 2023

Livent quarterly profit misses expectations on expansion woes; cuts annual forecast

The company pushed back the opening of a key expansion of its lithium operations in northern Argentina to next year.

October 31, 2023

Canada, US must spur critical mineral mining, refining at home to secure clean energy shift, American envoy says 

Both countries need to build up their mining and refining, and battery making capacity quickly.

October 31, 2023

African lithium project boosts US drive to close EV gap on China

Half of the output from Ghana’s Ewoyaa mine is earmarked for a refinery that Piedmont Lithium plans to construct in Tennessee.

October 31, 2023

Australia’s Mineral Resources raises stake in lithium miner

The iron ore-lithium miner has raised its stake in Wildcat Resources to 19.85%.

October 31, 2023

American Lithium shares surge on report that boosts Falchani resource six-fold

The new MRE contains 5.53 million tonnes of lithium carbonate equivalent in the measured and indicated category.

October 31, 2023

Australian mining red tape hurts its global investment case, says Hancock

Hancock joins BHP and Rio Tinto in flagging red tape around mining projects as hurting Australia's drive to secure major investment.

October 31, 2023

Patriot Lithium expands footprint in Canada’s “Electric Avenue”

It has secured rights over an additional 536sq.km in one of the largest and highest-grade lithium areas in North America.

October 30, 2023

AVZ Minerals to file arbitration over contested Congo lithium mine

Last week, Zijin Mining said joint venture Manono Lithium SAS was granted rights over the northeast tenement of the Manono mine.

October 29, 2023

Germany’s Scholz says his country willing to invest in Nigerian gas, minerals

"There is a willingness to invest, especially in critical minerals," German Chancellor Olaf Scholz told reporters.

October 28, 2023

US, UK make progress on critical minerals agreement, US says

US Trade Representative Katherine Tai said "significant progress" was made on a US-UK critical minerals agreement in talks on Saturday in Japan.