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Lithium ore
OECD, IEA say traceability is imperative for secure critical mineral supply chains
Updated 4 hours ago By: Marleny Arnoldi

A joint report by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and International Energy Agency (IEA) says high levels of supply chain concentration and rising trade restrictions... 


E3's Clearwater lithium project
Troilus, E3 Lithium included in inaugural Canada Investment Summit Prospectus
Updated 5 hours ago By: Marleny Arnoldi

Canadian miners Troilus Mining Corporation and E3 Lithium have advised that their Troilus gold/copper and Clearwater lithium projects, respectively, have been selected for inclusion in the... 


Lionheart project in Germany
Lithium producer Vulcan secures second production licence for Lionheart project
Updated 5 hours ago By: Marleny Arnoldi

Australia- and Frankfurt-listed Vulcan Energy has secured a second lithium production licence, valid for six years, for its flagship Lionheart project, in Germany, which is under construction. The... 


PAK project area
Frontier Lithium to update feasibility study on Canadian project
Updated 5 hours ago By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX-V-listed Frontier Lithium has tasked DRA Americas to undertake an updated feasibility study on the PAK lithium project, in Ontario. The updated study will incorporate work having been... 


A block showing the periodic table details of niobium
US says it will help develop Kenya's critical minerals processing
10th September 2026 By: Reuters

The US will help Kenya develop a critical minerals processing industry, a senior American official said on Wednesday, against the backdrop of rivalry between China and the US over access to... 


NAL mine
Elevra confirms higher output at lower costs possible with NAL expansion
9th September 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX- and Nasdaq-listed Elevra Lithium confirms in an prefeasibility study (PFS) that an expansion project at the North American Lithium (NAL) mine, in Québec, can significantly expand yearly... 


Albemarle lithium mining in Chile
Albemarle Chile workers to vote on deal to avert lithium strike
9th September 2026 By: Bloomberg

Top lithium supplier Albemarle Corporation reached a preliminary wage agreement with union leaders in Chile on the final day of mediated talks before a strike was due to begin, the union said. The... 


Finniss operation
Core Lithium restarts spodumene concentrate production at Finniss after two-year hiatus
8th September 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX-listed Core Lithium has produced first spodumene concentrate from the recommissioned Finniss processing plant, marking a key milestone in the company's staged restart of the Northern... 


Grota do Cirilo mine
Sigma confirms its Brazilian operation not suspended, no legal communication received
8th September 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Nasdaq-, ASX- and TSX-V-listed Sigma Lithium says it has not received any legal communication regarding a preliminary judicial ruling issued without due process, which allegedly suspended its... 


The Tenke Fungurume mine in the DRC
Congo extends State control over mining with bid to lock down geological data
8th September 2026 By: Reuters

Democratic Republic of Congo plans to tighten control over geological data that guides billions of dollars in mining exploration, potentially extending state influence over the development of... 


Firering to sell stake in Côte d'Ivoire lithium, tantalum projects
Firering to sell stake in Côte d'Ivoire lithium, tantalum projects
7th September 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

Aim-listed Firering Strategic Minerals has entered into a binding option agreement with ASX-listed Australasian Metals (A8G) pursuant to which Firering has granted A8G an exclusive 90-day option to... 


Brownsville lithium refinery concept
Lithium Universe confirms positive economics for refinery even during price downturns
7th September 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX-listed Lithium Universe confirms in a prefeasibility study (PFS) for the Brownsville Lithium Carbonate Refinery project, in Texas, strong viability for a lithium conversion project even within... 


Grota do Cirilo mine
Brazilian court suspends licenses for Sigma Lithium mine
7th September 2026 By: Reuters

A Brazilian judge ordered the suspension of environmental licenses and mining activities at Sigma Lithium's Grota do Cirilo mine, a court document seen by Reuters showed. The decision was made on... 


LibertyStream lithium refining unit
Emerging lithium carbonate announces LibertyStream secures $95m funding commitment
4th September 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

A company aiming to be one of North America’s first commercial producers of lithium carbonate from oilfield brine, LibertyStream, has signed a non-binding term sheet with lending firm Endurance... 


Lithium plains in Utah
Lithium developer Anson secures $193m business incentive from Utah gov
4th September 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX-listed lithium developer Anson Resources has announced that the Utah Inland Port Authority (UIPA) board has approved a business incentive of $193-million to support the development of Anson's... 


Conference room with local and international staff from China Mineral Resources Group
Lithium mine projects enter trial production
4th September 2026 By: Devina Haripersad

Body: With processing facilities entering trial production, Chinese mining company China Mineral Resources Group has completed and commissioned two projects at the Bikita lithium mine in Masvingo... 


a piece of lithium
Export restrictions create tax, transfer pricing challenges
4th September 2026

Zimbabwe’s tightening of export restrictions on unbeneficiated lithium and other raw minerals is creating operational, tax and transfer pricing challenges for multinational companies, reports... 


ariel view of a mine site
Investment success hinges on market attractiveness
4th September 2026 By: Devina Haripersad

Zimbabwe’s ability to attract and retain mining investment depends on maintaining current economic stability, infrastructure development and access to long-term capital, says financial institution... 


Incoming Albemarle CEO Ragnar Udd
Albemarle names BHP executive Ragnar Udd as CEO
3rd September 2026 By: Reuters

Albemarle said on Thursday it has appointed BHP executive Ragnar Udd as its CEO, tapping an industry veteran to lead the world's largest lithium producer. Udd, currently BHP's chief commercial... 


Vulcan's Lionheart lithium project
Australia's Vulcan seeks investors for German lithium expansion project, courts Asian interests
3rd September 2026 By: Reuters

Lithium developer Vulcan Energy Resources on Thursday announced phase two of its lithium project in Germany's Upper Rhine Valley and commenced process to bring in additional strategic investors.... 


Liontown signs earn-in agreement over NEXT Lithium’s Argentina project
Liontown signs earn-in agreement over NEXT Lithium’s Argentina project
2nd September 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

ASX-listed NEXT Lithium has executed a binding farm-in agreement with fellow ASX-listed company Liontown, which can earn up to a 100% interest in NEXT’s Centenario lithium brine exploration... 


Sibanye's Mt Lyell copper project in Australia
Sibanye presses ahead with first copper project as half-year profit triples
2nd September 2026 By: Reuters

Sibanye-Stillwater has approved its Australian copper project, it said on Tuesday after reporting a surge in half-year profit on higher gold and platinum group metal (PGM) prices. The... 


Lithium salt flats in South America
Dutch simplified lithium refiner Lithium Ark secures another patent ahead of commercialisation
1st September 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Lithium Ark, the technology company pioneering a new approach to lithium refining, has been granted a European patent for its proprietary "Ark Loop" process. The patent protects the integrated... 


The Qala Shallows mine
West Wits director resigns to focus on role as CEO, MD of Golden State Mining
1st September 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Keith Middleton has resigned as nonexecutive director of ASX-listed West Wits Mining, with effect from September 1, to focus on his role as CEO and MD of fellow ASX-listed company Golden State... 


Posco Argentina's Sal de Oro lithium project
IDB Invest to back Posco Argentina lithium expansion with up to $700m
28th August 2026 By: Reuters

IDB Invest, the private-sector arm of the Inter-American Development Bank, will lead the financing of up to $700-million for a unit of South Korea's Posco Holdings to expand lithium production at... 


NAL lithium mine
Elevra Lithium's underlying earnings take positive turn on record NAL tonnages
28th August 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX- and Nasdaq-listed Elevra Lithium mined a record 1.47-million tonnes of ore at the North American Lithium (NAL) mine, in Québec, in the 2026 financial year. The company produced 197 967 t of... 


Sibanye-Stillwater's Kroondal PGM mine
Sibanye-Stillwater flags higher earnings on solid operations and higher prices, margins
27th August 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Multinational metals and mining company Sibanye-Stillwater expects to report a more than 200% year-on-year improvement in headline earnings per share (HEPS) to between R5.71 and R6.51, or between... 


MinRes Pilbara hub
MinRes posts strongest full-year financials yet
27th August 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Australian iron-ore and lithium miner Mineral Resources (MinRes) has reported its strongest financial result in its 20-year ASX-listed history, with record underlying earnings before interest,... 


LFP battery
Canadian process tech company Nano One to roll out global LFP production partnership model
26th August 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Canadian process technology company Nano One Materials Corporation is rapidly advancing a global lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cathode strategy as demand from energy storage, electric vehicles and... 


Bags of lithium concentrate being loaded onto a truck
Sinomine secures additional Zimbabwe lithium export quota
25th August 2026 By: Reuters

Sinomine Resource Group has secured an export quota for an additional 300,000 metric tons of lithium concentrate from Zimbabwe, the company has said. Zimbabwe, Africa's top producer of battery... 


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