Minor metals
Supreme Court suspends key Arcadium Lithium projects in Argentina
The Supreme Court of Argentina's Catamarca province has ordered a halt on the construction of two significant Arcadium Lithium projects.…
Lithium Americas secures $2.26bn loan for Thacker Pass mine
Lithium Americas has obtained a conditional commitment for a $2.26bn loan from the US Department of Energy (DOE) to build…
Narryer to pick stake in Canadian lithium-tantalum projects
Narryer Metals has reached a deal with Highway Lithium to acquire a 70% stake in two lithium-tantalum projects, Big Hill…
Delta Lithium signs joint venture deals for WA projects
Delta Lithium has signed binding farm-in JV agreements with Voltaic Strategic Resources (VSR) and Reach Resources (RRL), expanding its footprint…
Arizona Lithium partners NTEC for Big Sandy lithium project
Arizona Lithium has signed a binding mining services agreement with Navajo Transitional Energy (NTEC) for development and production at the Big…
Ganfeng Lithium picks stake in Pastos Grandes project for $70m
Ganfeng Lithium has acquired a stake in Lithium Americas’ Pastos Grandes lithium project in Salta, Argentina, by subscribing to up…
Rio Tinto optimistic about lithium but not making big acquisitions
The ongoing uptake of electric vehicles (EVs) will ensure that demand for lithium will continue to grow, but the price…
Frontier Lithium and Mitsubishi form JV for lithium operations in Canada
Canadian miner Frontier Lithium will form a joint venture (JV) with Japanese conglomerate Mitsubishi Group to boost lithium mining and…
Chile aims to have four new lithium projects running by 2026
Chile wants to have three or four new lithium projects operational by 2026, according to the nation’s Minister of Finance,…
Lake Resources to trim global headcount in cost-cutting drive
Australian lithium developer Lake Resources has initiated a series of cost reduction measures, including layoffs across non-core positions. The company…