The Arcadia lithium mine, which began production in 2023. (Image courtesy of Huayou Cobalt.) While Zimbabwe’s ban on raw materials exports is expected to tighten the global lithium market, its…
Piles of lithium carbonate ready to be processed. (Stock image by Lubos Chlubny.) Global lithium demand could exceed 13 million tonnes by 2050 under an accelerated energy transition, more than…
Codelco and SQM are advancing their Nova Andino JV in Chile’s north. (Image courtesy of SQM.) Chile’s mining ministry will submit five new lithium contracts to the national comptroller in…
Draft legislation introducing a “buy European” approach to the single market has been delayed until March 4.(Stock image by Oleksandr Filatov.) Earlier this month, European Union leaders agreed to press…
Chile is entering a new political phase as a right-wing government prepares to take office, putting mining policy under renewed scrutiny in the world’s largest copper-producing country. In recent years,…
Update lifts Century Lithium’s Angel Island to standout US project An updated feasibility study for Century Lithium’s (TSXV: LCE) Angel Island claystone project in Nevada significantly improves its economics over…
Construction underway at Thacker Pass. Credit: Lithium Americas. Lithium Americas (TSX, NYSE: LAC) says it is targeting a capital spend of between $1.3 billion and $1.6 billion for Phase 1…
Rio Tinto gains control of Nemaska, eyes $300M investment Rio Tinto (ASX, LSE, NYSE: RIO) said it plans to invest more than $300 million this year to expand its lithium business…
Camp at one of the Upper Kobuk Mineral Projects, in Alaska’s Ambler Mining District. (Image courtesy of Trilogy Metals j.) Canadian miner Trilogy Metals (TSX, NYSE-A: TMQ) posted a sharply wider fiscal…
Shipping out. Stock Image December’s raw materials bill topped $2 billion for the first time since August 2023 and surging lithium, nickel prices going into 2026 puts battery metals slump…
