Li-Cycle to get $375M loan from the US Department of Energy
Li-Cycle has announced that the company and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Loan Programs Office, through its Advanced Technology
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Sibanye-Stillwater declares Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves
Johannesburg – Sibanye-Stillwater has established a diversified portfolio of assets across five continents, with substantial Mineral Resources underpinning long life
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Sigma Lithium initiates commissioning of DMS plant in Brazil
Sigma Lithium has announced initiation of commissioning of its dense medium separation (DMS) module of the Greentech production plant at
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Kodal gets $118m for development of lithium project in Mali
Kodal Minerals has announced that it has agreed a conditional funding package of US$117.75 million which will provide full financing
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RecycLiCo delivers LiCO3 and LiOH to battery manufacturers
RecycLiCo., a battery materials company focused on the development of novel lithium-ion battery recycling and upcycling technologies, has announced that
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Sodium-ion batteries: A lower-cost alternative to Li-ion batteries
Raw materials play a key part not only in the performance of the batteries but also in costs. Taking LFP
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Rincon lithium project produces battery quality lithium carbonate
The Rincon lithium project run by Argosy Minerals in Argentina has announced that it has produced battery quality 99.76% lithium
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Terrafame nickel producer to begin uranium recovery in 2024
Finnish mining and metals group Terrafame has announced that it has decided to start recovering natural uranium by the summer
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RecycLiCo Battery Materials Reviews 2022 Highlights
RecycLiCo, formerly American Manganese Inc., a battery materials company focused on the development of novel lithium-ion battery recycling and upcycling
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ZIJIN: Brine evaporation has begun at its lithium project in Argentina
Chinese mining group Zijin Mining reported today that on November 26, the construction of the small pre-concentration pond at the
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Lithium Tonopah project increases indicated LCE resources 129%
American Lithium has announced an updated mineral resource estimate (MRE) that significantly increases the contained lithium resources for the Tonopah
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Sayona’s Quebec Lithium operation progresses rapidly towards restart
Emerging lithium producer Sayona Mining has further progressed the restart of production at its North American Lithium (NAL) operation in
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Kenmare cuts 2022 production guidance for ilmenite and rutile in Mozambique
Kenmare Resources, a leading global producer of titanium minerals and zircon, has announced that its heavy mineral concentrate (HMC) production
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Lithium giant SQM boosts net income 937% in Q3
Chilean mining company Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile (SQM), a major lithium producer, has reported net income of US$1,099.9
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Rio Tinto starts demonstration plant for lithium concentration
SOREL-TRACY, Quebec – Rio Tinto has started producing spodumene concentrate, a mineral used in the production of lithium for batteries,
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Sibanye-Stillwater increases its effective shareholding in Keliber to 84.96%
Johannesburg – Sibanye-Stillwater confirms that it has increased its shareholding in Keliber Lithium project to an effective 84.96% through a
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NioCorp’s rare earth demonstration plant is now operational
NioCorp Developments has said that its demonstration-scale processing plant in Quebec, Canada is now processing ore samples from the company’s
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Piedmont picks Tennessee for its $600M lithium hydroxide project
Piedmont Lithium has announced the selection of Etowah, Tennessee in McMinn County as the location of the company’s planned 30,000
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Toyota to invest $5.6 billion in Japan and US battery production
Toyota is stepping up its game in terms of battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) to significantly increase the volume in the coming
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Jervois Finland produces 2,420 metric tonnes of battery metals products
Battery metals producer and developer Jervois Global has reported that in H122, Jervois Finland produced 2,420 metric tonnes of battery
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Pilbara lithium posts inaugural good profit on strong lithium demand
Lithium producer Pilbara Minerals has announced an inaugural full year profit after tax of A$561.8M for the full-year to 30
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Neo Performance to acquire rare earth project in Greenland
Hudson Resources has announced that the company and Neo Performance Materials (TSX: NEO.TO) have executed a binding agreement whereby Neo
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Electra Battery Materials advances refinery for EV market
In Ontario Electra is restarting a refinery named Battery Metals Park. The operation is 350 miles (600 kilometres) from the
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Allkem posts record annual lithium production at Mt Cattlin
Lithium producer Allkem has reported that its Mt Cattlin mine in Australia achieved record financial year 2022 production of 193,563
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Lithium developer ioneer signs binding offtake agreement with Ford
ioneer, an emerging lithium–boron supplier, has announced it has signed a binding offtake supply agreement with Ford Motor Company. Under
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Vital Metals raises A$45M to complete transition to rare metals
Canada’s first rare earths producer Vital Metals announced today it has raised A$45 million via a targeted placement, with private
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Kore signs heads of agreement for construction of Kola
Kore Potash, the potash development company with 97%-ownership of the Kola and DX Potash Projects in the Sintoukola Basin, located
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AMY begins feed of battery scrap for RecycLiCo demonstration plant project
American Manganese Inc. (“AMY” or the “Company“), a pioneer in advanced and environmentally friendly lithium-ion battery cathode recycling-upcycling, is pleased
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Europe’s largest battery metals recycling plant begins operations
Stockholm / Oslo – Northvolt–Hydro battery recycling joint venture Hydrovolt has commenced commercial recycling operations in Fredrikstad, southern Norway. Hydrovolt
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Sibanye-Stillwater: Progress on its green metals strategy
During Q1 2022 the acquisition of the Sandouville nickel refinery in Le Havre, France was concluded. Integration of the Sandouville
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