Lithium Ionic expands Brazil resources by a quarter
Lithium Ionic (TSXV: LTH; US-OTC: LTHCF) says it has grown its combined resources at the Salinas and Bandeira projects in Minas Gerais state, Brazil by 26%. The Bandeira project holds 23.7 million…
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CleanTech Lithium CEO steps down amid loan issue
Chile-focused explorer and developer CleanTech Lithium (LSE: CTL) accepted on Friday the resignation of its CEO, Aldo Boitano, who was suspended earlier this week for failing to disclose a share-backed…
CleanTech Lithium suspends CEO on shares-backed loan
Chile-focused explorer and developer CleanTech Lithium (LSE: CTL) has suspended its CEO, Aldo Boitano, pending an investigation into a loan he entered into with an unnamed lender. The company said…
Ontario program funds Aussie lithium explorer Pioneer
The Ontario government is helping fund Australia-listed Pioneer Lithium (ASX: PLN) for its Root Lake project in the province’s northwest. The Ontario Junior Exploration Program, which pays up to half…
Winsome reveals plan to repurpose Renard diamond plant for lithium
Perth-based Winsome Resources (ASX: WR1) plans to buy the Renard diamond mine in Quebec and transform the plant to process lithium. The company has paid $4 million for an option…
Video: Commerce Resources CEO optimistic on Ashram rare earths metallurgy
Commerce Resources (TSXV: CCE; US-OTC: CMRZF) has improved its method for extracting rare earth elements from the Ashram deposit in northern Quebec, achieving the highest recovery rates yet, says president…
Video: Critical Metals says NASDAQ opens new doors to financing Austria lithium mine
Critical Metals’ (NASDAQ: CRML) milestone NASDAQ listing has placed the lithium developer in the ‘big league,’ according to executive chairman Tony Sage. “We’ve now got a billion-dollar US market cap,”…
Ottawa to back Indigenous groups buying project equity
The federal government is to start an Indigenous loan guarantee program in this year’s budget due April 16, according to a senior official at the Natural Resources Ministry. The program…
Sigma Lithium adds production line to nearly double output next year in Brazil
The miner plans to increase production at its Grota do Cirilo project to 520,000 tonnes per year.
Volt Lithium’s cost cuts help Alberta project weather metal price crash
Volt Lithium (TSXV: VLT) has cut nearly two-thirds of its lithium production cost as it prepares to start the low-grade Rainbow Lake brine project in northwest Alberta next year. Testing in…
Video: Volt Lithium barrels towards 2025 commercial production
Leveraging breakthroughs in extracting lithium from oil field brines, Volt Lithium (TSXV: VLT) is poised to launch commercial lithium carbonate production by 2025, according to president and CEO Alex Wylie….
Ontario budget bolsters critical minerals funding
Ontario’s new budget expands the critical minerals innovation fund by $15 million as the province prepares to enact streamlined mining permit approvals next week. The critical minerals innovation fund aims…