The biggest global mining news of 2023
The mining world was pulled in all directions in 2023: the collapse of lithium prices, furious M&A activity, a bad year for cobalt and nickel, Chinese critical mineral moves, gold’s…
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Tracking the lithium offtake deal landscape worldwide
Car companies are forging new relationships with miners for lithium supply, and in some cases governments are also providing funds to advance these critical projects. Here’s a look at some…
Federal critical mineral research needs more cash, hears US House committee
U.S. critical mineral supply chains need more funding if national security needs are to be met, says GreenMet CEO Drew Horn. Horne was one of five witnesses giving testimony during…
Pinnacle Minerals expands Canadian lithium footprint
Australian junior Pinnacle Minerals (ASX: PIM) has inked an agreement to acquire a 75% stake in the Adina East lithium project in the increasingly crowded and lithium-rich James Bay region…
Sigma Lithium shares up after news its review process will run into 2024
Sigma Lithium (TSXV: SGML; NASDAQ: SGML) shares rose 10% on Tuesday morning after the company announced it will continue its strategic review process into 2024. The company has entered into…
Arizona Lithium rides momentum ahead of Prairie project PFS
Arizona Lithium (ASX: AZL) has raised A$16.5 million (US$11 million) in flow-through funding as it prepares to release results of a prefeasibility study for its Prairie lithium project in Saskatchewan….
Volt Lithium rises on PEA for Rainbow Lake Alberta brine project
Volt Lithium (TSXV: VLT) shares rose more than 11% today after it released a positive preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for its Rainbow Lake lithium brine project in northwest Alberta. The…
ASX-listed MetalsGrove jumps on Zimbabwe lithium assets acquisition
Shares in MetalsGrove Mining (ASX: MGA) jumped 16% on Monday after the Australian explorer said it had entered into a strategic agreement to buy six contiguous and highly prospective lithium-tin-tantalum…
Lithium insights: Interactive map of recent offtake deals
As electric vehicle uptake continues to rise, car companies and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) are forging new relationships with miners for supplies of lithium needed in EVs. Governments are also…
Liontown takes next step in Olympio’s Mulwarrie lithium project
Liontown Resources (ASX: LTR) will complete a sampling program at Olympio Metals’ (ASX: OLY) Mulwarrie lithium project in the Eastern Goldfields of Western Australia before deciding whether to earn a…
Top Chinese lithium producers to fund Atlas Lithium project in Brazil
Atlas Lithium (NASDAQ: ATLX) says it’s now fully funded to bring its US$49.5-million Das Neves lithium project in Minas Gerais, Brazil, into production by late next year. The company will…
Patriot Battery Metals starts Corvette approval process
Patriot Battery Metals (TSX-V: PMET) has started the process of obtaining approvals for the development of the Corvette lithium property in the James Bay region of Quebec. The junior said…