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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Albemarle invests $1.3B in new lithium hydroxide facility
Lithium producer Albemarle has announced plans to locate its previously announced lithium hydroxide Mega-Flex facility in Chester County, South Carolina.
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Hydro strengthens position in battery metals through Lithium de France
Hydro acquires a 12 percent stake in Lithium de France, marking a strategic expansion in sustainable battery materials for Hydro
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Sibanye Stillwater reports on its battery metals operations
For the 11 months since acquisition on 4 February 2022, the Sandouville nickel refinery produced 4,839 tonnes of nickel metal,
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Lynas secures A$200M for rare earth materials projects
Rare earths producer Lynas has announced the signing of new agreements with Japan Australia Rare Earths B.V. (“JARE”), pursuant to
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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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