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Bandeira project area, in Brazil
Lithium Ionic advises of four resignations in the ‘best interest’ of the company
21st April 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX-V-listed Lithium Ionic has announced its directors David Gower, Lawrence Guy and Hélio Diniz have resigned effective immediately. The company’s corporate secretary Damian Lopez also tendered... 


Lithium ore stockpile
Mangrove launches North America’s first commercial lithium refining facility
20th April 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Private, venture-backed Canadian company Mangrove Lithium has opened North America’s first commercial lithium refining facility, in British Columbia. This marks a major milestone in establishing a... 


Battery-grade lithium carbonate
E3 Lithium awaits licence to start Phase 2 of battery-grade lithium pilot plant
20th April 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Canadian leading lithium developer E3 Lithium has completed well development and pump installation at its demonstration facility, near Olds, in Alberta, with Phase 2 now ready to start operating.... 


Platinum supports latest journey around moon.
Platinum fuel cell technology supporting humanity’s space flights
16th April 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Platinum, with which South Africa is more endowed than any other country on earth, is supporting humanity’s space leaps, the World Platinum Investment Council (WPIC) notes in its latest 60 Seconds... 


BHP global generative exploration head Dr Cam McCuaig.
Exploration workshop sessions initiated in Africa by BHP
15th April 2026 By: Martin Creamer

A series of workshops to promote and support greater intelligence and collaboration in minerals exploration in key mining jurisdictions in sub-Saharan Africa are to be conducted by global mining... 


A bag of lithium concentrate being moved on site at a mine in Zimbabwe
China's Yahua Industrial Group gets lithium export quota from Zimbabwe
14th April 2026 By: Reuters

China's Sichuan Yahua Industrial Group said on Tuesday it had secured a six-month export quota for lithium concentrates from Zimbabwe, two months after Africa's top lithium producer suspended... 


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Kodal reports good progress at Bougouni
14th April 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Aim-listed Kodal Minerals has produced 26 981 t of spodumene concentrate, grading 5.28% lithium oxide, from its joint-owned Bougouni lithium project, in Mali, for the three months ended March 31.... 


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Creamer Media consolidates global resources coverage under Mining Weekly International banner
13th April 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Creamer Media’s Mining Weekly has launched a new daily email newsletter and related webpage to consolidate its global resources coverage under the Mining Weekly International banner. Each weekday,... 


Pan African Resources Evader solar farm.
Eskom confident of meeting winter demand, Minerals Council South Africa indicates
10th April 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Amid the expectation of Eskom publishing its winter outlook later this month, the State-owned power utility has meanwhile expressed confidence that it will be able to meet electricity demand as... 


McDermitt project area schematic
Prominent US-listed lithium miner to emerge from Jindalee, investment firm merger
10th April 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX-listed Jindalee Lithium subsidiary HiTech Minerals and Constellation Acquisition Corporation have entered into a definitive business combination agreement that will result in the common shares... 


An image of Alexander Njombe
Tanzania expands critical minerals supply, grows gold
10th April 2026 By: Trent Roebeck

Several key commodities mined in Tanzania – including graphite, lithium and rare-earth elements – are set to drive demand in the global energy transition this year as a global rush drives offtake... 


PAK project area in Ontario
Frontier Lithium to raise C$15m from private placement
9th April 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX-V-listed Frontier Lithium has entered into an agreement with a syndicate of underwriters led by BMO Capital Markets that will see proceeds of C$15-million being raised for development of the... 


Rhyolite Ridge project area in Nevada
Ioneer confident that appeals court will uphold Rhyolite Ridge approval
9th April 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Australia-based Ioneer's proposed lithium mine in Nevada, called Rhyolite Ridge, continues to face opposition from environmental and Indigenous rights groups. Environmental and Indigenous rights... 


Eramet mineral sands mine in Senegal
Eramet says shareholders committed to capital increase
8th April 2026 By: Reuters

Eramet's main shareholders have reaffirmed their support for the mining group's funding plan and are committed to the success of a capital increase, a spokesperson said on Wednesday. The decision... 


Lithium concentrate being loaded onto a truck
Zimbabwe to introduce lithium export quotas, sets conditions for resumption of shipments
8th April 2026 By: Reuters

Zimbabwe will introduce lithium concentrate export quotas and require commitments for more local processing as part of conditions to allow the resumption of mineral exports, the mines ministry has... 


Liontown appoints new board member
8th April 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Lithium company Liontown as appointed Giselle Collins as an independent nonexecutive director with effect from Wednesday, succeeding Ian Wells who stepped down from the board at the end of March.... 


Hydro Lithium signs agreement to buy Phase 1 output of Canadian lithium project
Hydro Lithium signs agreement to buy Phase 1 output of Canadian lithium project
2nd April 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

ASX-listed Prairie Lithium has reached a binding definitive agreement with Hydro Lithium, whereby Hydro Lithium will purchase 100% of the Phase 1 production from Prairie Lithium’s project. Phase 1... 


Master Drilling CEO Danie Pretorius.
Proudly South African drill rigs without human intervention on way
31st March 2026 By: Martin Creamer

South Africa’s Master Drilling, the Fochville-based company which on Tuesday reported a $292-million revenue record plus a nigh billion-dollar 2026 order book, is introducing autonomous drilling... 


US court backs Rhyolite Ridge plan, Ioneer reports
US court backs Rhyolite Ridge plan, Ioneer reports
31st March 2026 By: Mariaan Webb

Australia- and US-listed Ioneer has secured a key legal victory after a US federal court upheld approvals for its flagship Rhyolite Ridge lithium-boron project in Nevada. The US District Court for... 


Minerals Council South Africa Acting Chief Economist Bongani Motsa.
Flow-through can advance South African exploration, says Minerals Council economist
30th March 2026 By: Martin Creamer

The introduction of a flow-through shares incentive scheme by the South African government would solve this country’s exploration problems. A slide with words to that effect was prominently... 


Minerals Council South Africa CEO Mzila Mthenjane.
Minerals Council CEO reiterates need for coordinated cross-govt policy environment
27th March 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Minerals Council South Africa CEO Mzila Mthenjane on Friday reiterated South Africa’s urgent need for a coordinated cross-government policy environment directed at stimulating responsible and... 


Ore on a conveyor belt
Premier raises £750 000 for operational activities, flotation plant
26th March 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

London-listed Premier African Minerals has raised about £750 000 before expenses through the issue of new ordinary shares to support ongoing operational activities and the continued installation... 


Albemarle starts enviro review process for lithium extraction project in Chile
25th March 2026 By: Reuters

Albemarle said on Wednesday that it has started the environmental review process for its first project through direct lithium extraction (DLE) in Chile. The US based company, the world's largest... 


Dmitry Izotov at PGMs Industry Day in Johannesburg.
More PGM potential for South Africa as Palladium Center returns with major new insight
25th March 2026 By: Martin Creamer

One sensed at last year's PGMs Industry Day that Nornickel’s Palladium Center would be back this year with many more growth opportunities for South Africa’s platinum group metals (PGMs). That... 


Manono has a complicated history with Australia’s AVZ still claiming the rights to the area Zijin will soon start mining.
Zijin’s Congo lithium mine set to be among world’s biggest
25th March 2026 By: Bloomberg

The lithium mine Zijin Mining Group plans to open this year in the Democratic Republic of Congo is set to be one of the world’s biggest suppliers of the battery metal. The Chinese company – which... 


Atlantic Lithium CEO Keith Muller
Ghana’s Parliament ratifies Atlantic Lithium’s Ewoyaa mining lease
20th March 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

The Parliament of Ghana has ratified Aim-listed Atlantic Lithium’s mining lease for the flagship Ewoyaa project. The ratification constitutes the Parliament of Ghana's formal approval of the... 


Giyani demonstration plant crystalliser.
Canada’s manganese demo plant in Joburg gets extra funding from South Africa’s IDC
20th March 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Toronto-listed Canadian company Giyani Metals has received an additional R29.9-million from South Africa’s State-owned Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) for its high-purity manganese... 


Neometals re-enters upstream with US lithium-potash JV
20th March 2026 By: Mariaan Webb

ASX-listed Neometals is returning to upstream resource development with the acquisition of a controlling stake in a lithium/potash brine project in the US. The company will earn a 51% interest in... 


Core raises A$120m for Finniss lithium restart
Core raises A$120m for Finniss lithium restart
19th March 2026 By: Mariaan Webb

ASX-listed Core Lithium has secured firm commitments to raise A$120-million through a two-tranche institutional placement, completing the equity component of the funding package for the restart of... 


Patriot appoints Duggan as MD and CEO
19th March 2026 By: Mariaan Webb

Junior miner Patriot Resources has appointed CEO Dominic Duggan as MD. Duggan, who has been serving as CEO, will assume the combined leadership role with immediate effect as Patriot positions for... 


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