Albemarle Lithium makes revised bid to acquire Liontown valued at US$4.3bn
Albemarle, the world’s leading lithium producer, yesterday confirmed that it submitted a “best and final” non-binding proposal to acquire all
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Pilbara lithium producer net profit up 326% in FY23
Australian lithium producer Pilbara Minerals reported Friday that in the year ended June 30 2023 (FY23), the company produced 620.1
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Net profit up 33% for top uranium producer Kazatomprom
Kazakhstan’s Kazatomprom (LSE: KAP), the world’s largest uranium producer, announced today that the company produced 5,411 tonnes of uranium (as
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Stellantis invests over $100M in geothermal lithium project
Carmaker Stellantis (NYSE: STLA) today announced a major investment of over $100 million to advance the development of geothermal lithium
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Piedmont funds development of Ghana lithium project
Lithium producer Piedmont Lithium (Nasdaq: PLL) today announced that it will increase its stake in Atlantic Lithium’s Ewoyaa lithium project
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Galan begins construction of lithium brine project in Argentina
Galan Lithium (ASX:GLN) announced today that full Phase 1 pond construction has commenced for 5.4ktpa LCE production at the Hombre
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Allkem produces first lithium carbonate cake at Olaroz stage 2
Lithium producer Allkem has announced that stage 2 of the Olaroz lithium facility in Argentina has successfully achieved first production,
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Kenmare reports production decline, cuts 2023 ilmenite guidance
Kenmare Resources, one of the leading global producers of titanium minerals and zircon, has reported that its heavy mineral concentrate
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Neo to construct first rare earth magnet manufacturing plant in Europe
Neo Magnequench, a division of Neo Performance Materials has announced today it has launched construction of the first rare earth
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Calderys opens its first foundry service center in Sweden
Calderys has inaugurated a new Foundry Service Center in the Nordic region, in the strategic area of Mariestad, in order
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NAL producesw 30,000 tonnes of lithium concentrate
North American lithium producer Sayona Mining has announced it achieved a new production milestone at its North American Lithium operation
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Largest uranium producer launches modernized refinery in Turkestan
Kazakhstan’s Kazatomprom (LSE: KAP), the world’s largest uranium producer, announced last Saturday that its subsidiary Kazatomprom-SaUran has completed the modernization
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Imerys and British Lithium to create first UK’s producer of lithium carbonate
Imerys, the world leader in mineral-based specialty solutions, announced today that it has acquired an 80% stake in lithium explorer
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Rainbow to allow 100% ownership of the Phalaborwa REE project in SA
Rainbow Rare Earths (LSE: RBW) announced on Wednesday that it has signed an agreement with Bosveld Phosphates to allow 100%
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Ganfeng produces first lithium at Cauchari-Olaroz project in Argentina
China’s Ganfeng Lithium, the world’s largest lithium metal producer and the largest lithium compounds supplier in mainland China, yesterday announced
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US$25 Million Lithium-ion Battery Recycling Joint Venture in Taiwan
RecycLiCo, a battery materials company specializing in the development of novel and environmentally friendly lithium-ion battery recycling and upcycling technologies,
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Torngat Metals and Metso to process rare earth deposit in Canada
Torngat Metals Ltd. and Metso have signed a contract for large-volume pilot scale processing of ore. The focus of the
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Alvo Minerals to purchase rare earth project in Brazil
Alvo Minerals Limited has entered into a binding agreement for the purchase the Bluebush Rare Earth Element project in Central
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Century Lithium produces battery grade Li-carbonate at Clayton Valley
Century Lithium has reported it has repeated the production of a high-purity lithium carbonate (Li2CO3) grading 99.87% with lithium-bearing claystone
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Keliber lithium project received environmental permit for mine and concentrator
As announced on 6 Feb 2023, Keliber received the environmental permit for the Rapasaari mine and Paivaneva concentrator from the
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Rio Tinto signs joint venture with Graphene Manufacturing
Graphene Manufacturing Group has announced it signed joint venture with Rio Tinto to advance GMG’s graphene aluminium-ion batteries technology. Rio
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Kazatomprom to develop its own deposit of rare metals
Kazakhstan’s Kazatomprom, the world’s largest uranium producer, has announced that its subsidiary Ulba Metallurgical Plant has received a license for
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Albemarle lithium producer reports net income of $1.2B in Q1, up 389%
Lithium producer Albemarle has announced net sales of $2.6 billion in Q1 2023, up 129% compared to $1.1 billion in
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Rio Tinto acquires high-grade scandium project in Australia
MELBOURNE, Australia – Rio Tinto has entered into a binding agreement to acquire the Platina Scandium Project, a high-grade scandium
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Nationalization plan hammers lithium miners
Chile, with twice the known lithium reserves of any other country, will nationalize its lithium industry. Lithium is increasingly following
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Sigma Lithium nears full production
Sigma Lithium has commissioned the dense medium separation module of its production plant one month ahead of schedule and within
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Lilac Solutions announces ion exchange milestone at lithium project
Lilac Solutions announced today that it successfully produced 2,500 kg of lithium carbonate equivalents (LCEs) using its proprietary ion exchange
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Glencore, FCC, Iberdrola to provide lithium-ion battery solutions
Glencore, FCC Ámbito and Iberdrola are pleased to announce their intention to partner to provide lithium-ion battery recycling solutions at
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Northvolt selects Canada for its new lithium-ion battery gigafactory
Swedish lithium-ion battery manufacturer Northvolt today announced that it will establish a fully integrated lithium-ion battery gigafactory near Montreal, Quebec.
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Patriot BM: Incredible demand coming down the pipeline for lithium
Patriot Battery Metals has been a darling of the resource space hitting a 52-week high of $17.69 in February. Patriot
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