CHART: Asian battery makers rule EV metals market
During the first quarter of 2025, a combined $3.01 billion worth of battery metals were contained in the packs of newly sold electric vehicles worldwide, up a modest 1.3% year…
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Saskatchewan’s first lithium brine project OK’d
Arizona Lithium (ASX: AZL) has received approval to start stage one production at its Prairie lithium brine project in Saskatchewan, the province’s first. The green light, granted by the provincial Ministry…
Kazakhstan to build on $1B in investments
Kazakhstan, the world’s largest uranium producer, wants to diversify its mining sector and build on $1 billion (C$1.4 billion) in private investment over the past five years, a conference in…
Rio Tinto bets big on Lithium Triangle’s brine riches
Rio Tinto (ASX, LSE: RIO) is doubling down on lithium, with CEO Jakob Stausholm declaring that South America’s Lithium Triangle is the ideal region to secure the metal critical to…
Patriot reveals North America’s largest shovel-ready lithium resource in Quebec
Patriot Battery Metals (TSX: PMET; ASX: PMT) has boosted the Shaakichiuwaanaan project’s resource estimate in Quebec ahead of publishing a scheduled feasibility study by September. The update shows a 30%…
Sibanye’s Finland lithium project cost rises 17%
South African miner Sibanye-Stillwater (JSE: SSW; NYSE: SBSW) has raised the projected cost of its Keliber lithium project in Finland by 17% to €783 million (US$880 million), citing regulatory changes,…
Gates, Bezos-backed KoBold eyes DRC lithium project
KoBold Metals, the mining startup backed by Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos, says it plans to invest $1 billion in the Democratic Republic of Congo after inking a framework deal…
US, Ukraine close in on minerals deal
The United States and Ukraine are expected to finalize a landmark agreement that would give Washington preferential access to new Ukrainian mineral and energy projects in exchange for future investment…
Atlantic Lithium asks Ghana for tax relief to save mine
Australia’s Atlantic Lithium (ASX: A11) has appealed to the Ghanaian government for fiscal concessions to keep its Ewoyaa lithium project afloat, warning that the collapse in lithium prices has put…
Ruling Labor may defeat ‘Trump-lite’ Dutton Down Under
While the cost of living and a housing crisis are the main issues for Australian voters May 3, politicians recognize the need to win over the country’s mining sector that…
Ontario to OK mines in half the time: Ford
Ontario Premier Doug Ford is proposing new legislation to cut mining permit times in half, designate geographic areas for speedy treatment like the Ring of Fire by September and limit…
Uzbekistan, US companies ink mineral deals
The United States has stepped up its global pursuit of strategic minerals with the signing of a deal promoting American mining investments in Uzbekistan. The announcement comes after a Uzbek…