Lithium sinks to five-month low amid 2027 glut fears
Lithium futures in China sank to a five-month low on Tuesday as expectations that a wave of restarted mines will tip the market back into oversupply next year overshadowed strong…
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Lithium price spurs MinRes to reboot Bald Hill mine
Mineral Resources (ASX: MIN) is restarting its Bald Hill lithium mine in Western Australia after an 18-month hiatus, citing improved market conditions to support production. The restart follows a significant…
Miners brace as Cyclone Narelle hits Australia
Severe Tropical Cyclone Narelle made landfall on Western Australia’s coast on Friday prompting port closures, operational precautions and supply disruptions across key mining regions. The system peaked at category 4…
Australian lithium miners PLS, MinRes plot expansions, restarts after price triples
Australian hard rock lithium producers are gearing up to boost supply as spodumene prices have more than tripled since early December. On Friday, Australian major PLS Group (ASX: PLS) reported…
MinRes, Ganfeng pump cash into lithium JV
Australia’s Mineral Resources (ASX: MIN) is expected to inject A$150 million (US$98 million) into its troubled Mount Marion lithium operation as it battles a prolonged slump the battery metal’s prices….
MinRes board rocked as investigating directors resign
Shares in Australia’s Mineral Resources (ASX: MIN) dropped 9% on Wednesday after two board members, who also sat on the corporate governance committee set up to investigate the company’s founder,…
Liontown kicks off production at Australia’s first underground lithium mine
Liontown Resources (ASX: LTR) has kicked off production at Australia’s first underground lithium mine at Kathleen Valley, nearly a year after starting production from its two open pits, though price…
Lithium market could see modest recovery in 2025: Adamas Intelligence
After years of torrid growth, 2024 was a lacklustre year for the global electric vehicle industry and, consequently, for global lithium demand. While the EV market in Asia Pacific performed…
Mineral Resources halts Bald Hill mine in Australia amid lithium price rout
Mineral Resources (ASX: MIN), which is rallying from a governance probe involving its founder and former CEO Chris Ellison, will shut its Bald Hill lithium mine in Western Australia immediately due…
Mineral Resources tightens belt after lithium, iron ore prices fall
Australia’s Mineral Resources (ASX: MIN) is slashing costs to ride out the weak lithium price but founder and chief executive Chris Ellison said the company wasn’t panicking. The iron ore…
Ganfeng Lithium cuts spending as consumers ease off the pedal for EVs
China’s Ganfeng Lithium, one of the world’s largest producers of the battery metal, says it will delay spending on projects that don’t generate “significant near-term returns” after reporting a first-half loss…
Mineral Resources to shut Yilgarn iron ore hub
Australia’s Mineral Resources (ASX: MIN) will shut down its Yilgarn iron ore hub in Western Australia by the end of the year in a move that will affect about 1,000…