Rio Tinto OK’d on $6.7B Arcadium Lithium buy
Rio Tinto (ASX, LSE, NYSE: RIO) has secured all regulatory approvals to proceed with its $6.7-billion (C$9.49-billion) acquisition of Arcadium Lithium (ASX: LTM; NYSE: ALTM) set to close in early…
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Arcadium Lithium investors sue it for negligence over US$6.7B Rio Tinto takeover
Arcadium Lithium (NYSE: ALTM; ASX: LTM) is facing legal challenges after shareholders filed lawsuits alleging misrepresentation and negligence linked to Rio Tinto’s (ASX, LON, NYSE: RIO) US$6.7-billion takeover. Philadelphia-based Arcadium…
American Salars acquires lithium project in Quebec
Vancouver-based junior American Salars (CSE: USLI; US-OTC: USLIF) is acquiring the Lac Simard South lithium project in Quebec, close to Sayona Mining’s (ASX: SVA) lithium projects. It’s granting Quartier Mineral…
Rio Tinto adopts space tech for lithium exploration in Argentina
Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) has adopted space technology from Australia’s Fleet Space to boost its exploration efforts at its Rincon lithium project in Argentina. The world’s…
Left and right ‘unite’ against Rio lithium project in Serbia
Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) faces a crucial test this month in Serbia as leaders of a small town vote on whether to allow Europe’s largest lithium project,…
Patriot Lithium expands into copper with Zambia project
Battery metals junior Patriot Lithium (ASX: PAT) plans to add copper to its portfolio through an agreement with Array Metals and Natural Resources allowing it to earn an 80% interest…
Rio’s US$6.7B Arcadium bid is its largest since 2007
Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) plans to acquire Arcadium Lithium (NYSE: ALTM; ASX: LTM) in an all-cash deal valued at US$6.7 billion, the Anglo-Australian giant confirmed on…
Atlantic Lithium secures final permit to build Ghana mine
Atlantic Lithium (ASX: A11) is ready to start building Ghana’s first lithium mine after securing the operating permit for its flagship Ewoyaa project in the West African country. The licence…
Rio Tinto confirms talks to buy Arcadium Lithium — but not the price
Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) has made an approach to buy Arcadium Lithium (NYSE: ALTM; ASX: LTM), the two sides confirmed on Monday, following market speculation over…
Lithium firms’ shares rise after Rio Tinto buyout chatter
Shares in a handful of lithium players gained Friday after speculation in the daily publication The Australian that Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) might bid to buy…
Lithium rout derails projects around the world, though some persist
Low lithium prices are forcing a raft of companies to delay spending on projects from Quebec to Nevada, from South America to Australia. General Motors (NYSE: GM) has postponed a…
Arcadium Lithium suspends Mt. Cattlin in Australia
Arcadium Lithium (NYSE: ALTM; ASX LTM), one of the world’s largest producers of the battery metal, plans to idle its Mt. Cattlin spodumene mine in Australia next year in another step…