Spotlight: Southwest United States – Part 2
Rising metal prices, demand for critical minerals and tariffs are putting the spotlight on mining projects in the United States. Here’s a look at four companies with interesting projects in…
lithium
Kodal secures export permit for Mali lithium mine
Kodal Minerals (LSE: KOD) has secured an export permit for spodumene concentrate from its Bougouni lithium mine in southern Mali, clearing a key hurdle for the project’s first shipments. The…
Ukraine issues tender for major lithium deposit
Ukraine is welcoming bids to develop a major lithium deposit in its central Kirovohrad region as part of a minerals deal with the United States, even as a legal dispute…
Juniors test lithium waters in Arizona, New Mexico
Beyond some higher-profile projects in Nevada, juniors in Arizona and New Mexico are quietly advancing early-stage lithium plays from claystones and oilfield brines. The battery metal is emerging as a…
KoBold Metals granted DRC lithium exploration rights
KoBold Metals, the U.S.-based explorer backed by billionaires including Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates, has secured seven new permits to search for lithium and other critical minerals in the Democratic…
Guard killed in attack at Kodal’s Mali lithium mine
Kodal Minerals (LSE: KOD) confirmed on Tuesday that a security guard was killed in an attack on its Bougouni lithium mine in southern Mali on Aug. 22. Assailants on motorcycles…
Lithium price surge forecast to be short
Lithium prices surged this week on concerns about supply disruptions in China, but analysts are warning the rally will be short-lived. A halt in production at Chinese lepidolite mines, which…
Sigma Lithium surges as output climbs, costs fall
Sigma Lithium (TSXV, NASDAQ: SGML) surged to a one-month high on Friday as investors welcomed the company’s second-quarter production increase and cost cuts despite weaker-than-expected earnings. Lithium oxide concentrate output…
Ganfeng, Lithium Argentina in $1.8B project merger
The partners aim to produce up to 150,000 tonnes per year of lithium carbonate equivalent (LCE) in three phases of 50,000 tonnes each.
EMP update lifts high-grade lithium resource by 78%
A resource update for EMP Metals’ (CSE: EMPS; US-OTC: EMPPF) Viewfield and Mansur sites in Saskatchewan boosted total tonnage by more than 78% over a 2023 preliminary economic assessment (PEA)….
Lithium Argentina soars on Q2 results, sector rally
Lithium Argentina AG (TSX, NYSE: LAR) soared 31% on Monday afternoon as investors reacted positively to the company’s latest quarterly results and growth outlook. During the three months ended June…
Site visit: PLS now runs world’s biggest hard-rock lithium resource
Australia’s PLS (ASX: PLS), formerly Pilbara Minerals, has increased the resource at its Pilgangoora lithium operation in Western Australia by nearly a quarter through gains in tonnage and grade, overtaking…