me-metals: When GM-backed lithium technology startup EnergyX bought another 35,000 acres in the Smackover, an underground geological formation stretching from Florida to Texas filled with lithium -rich brine, in a $26 million cash and shares deal this month, it upped the company’s stake to 47,500 acres.
News ID: 12245 Publish Date : 2025/08/02
me-metals: Chinese markets for lithium , a key battery metal, are seeing heightened volatility after investors bid up prices to guard against possible supply disruptions.
News ID: 12226 Publish Date : 2025/07/29
me-metals: The Democratic Republic of Congo has struck a preliminary mineral exploration agreement with US‑based Kobold Metals, deepening American involvement in its critical minerals sector.
News ID: 12202 Publish Date : 2025/07/24
me-metals: Australia-based AVZ Minerals said on Monday a new agreement between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and US-backed KoBold Metals violates an international arbitration order tied to the disputed Manono lithium and tin project.
News ID: 12196 Publish Date : 2025/07/24
me-metals: China’s overseas mining investment has soared to its highest level in over a decade, driven by Beijing’s push to secure critical raw materials amid rising geopolitical tensions.
News ID: 12149 Publish Date : 2025/07/09
me-metals: Like lithium and cobalt, nickel prices have been on a wild ride since forecasts of electric vehicle demand for battery materials first entered the stratosphere and duly came back to earth.
News ID: 12146 Publish Date : 2025/07/09
me-metals: News this week that the world’s second-biggest lithium miner – SQM – has begun laying off 5% of its Chilean workforce would not come as a surprise to those following the market for the battery raw material.
News ID: 12097 Publish Date : 2025/06/28
me-metals: Chile’s left-leaning presidential contenders clashed over a landmark deal signed last year between lithium supplier SQM and state-owned Codelco, highlighting differences ahead of the sector’s primary vote.
News ID: 12032 Publish Date : 2025/05/29
me-metals: Nigeria is set to commission two major lithium processing plants this year, the country’s mining minister announced on Sunday, marking a shift from raw mineral exports towards adding value domestically.
News ID: 12029 Publish Date : 2025/05/28
me-metals: Kodal Minerals expects to receive an export permit soon for 27,000 metric tons of lithium concentrate stockpiled at its Bougouni project in Mali, it said on Monday, having previously reported export delays because of regulatory hurdles.
News ID: 12011 Publish Date : 2025/05/22
me-metals: Australian lithium miner Mineral Resources said on Monday that Malcolm Bundey will take over as its non-executive chair, replacing outgoing chair James McClements.
News ID: 12009 Publish Date : 2025/05/22
me-metals: Chile’s Codelco will partner with global mining giant Rio Tinto for its new Maricunga lithium project, the state miner said on Monday, bringing a major new player into the sector in the world’s second-largest producer of the EV battery metal.
News ID: 12004 Publish Date : 2025/05/21
me-metals: Kodal Minerals (LON: KOD) said Thursday that over 20,000 tonnes of lithium concentrate from its Bougouni mine in Mali are ready for delivery, but the government is still processing the application for export.
News ID: 11997 Publish Date : 2025/05/18
me-metals: Chinese metals group Tsingshan said on Friday it remains interested in opportunities to invest in Chile’s downstream lithium sector, following reports that it had scrapped plans for a lithium cathode plant in the Andean country.
News ID: 11977 Publish Date : 2025/05/11
me-metals: US President Donald Trump’s minerals deal with Ukraine is a big symbolic win for both sides.
News ID: 11955 Publish Date : 2025/05/05
me-metals: Mark Carney’s victory in Canada’s federal election is poised to significantly impact the mining industry, particularly the extraction and processing of critical minerals essential for the global energy transitio
News ID: 11942 Publish Date : 2025/05/01
me-metals: Prices of battery materials lithium and cobalt assessed by consultancy Benchmark Minerals Intelligence (BMI) will be used for contracts launched by Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) in June, BMI told Reuters.
News ID: 11916 Publish Date : 2025/04/25
me-metals: Chile’s government said it is moving forward with a simplified process to award lithium contracts in three salt flats, the mining ministry said on Tuesday.
News ID: 11910 Publish Date : 2025/04/23
me-metals: Nigeria and South Africa have signed an accord to boost cooperation in mining, Nigeria’s mines minister said on Thursday, highlighting Abuja’s push to diversify its economy away from oil.
News ID: 11892 Publish Date : 2025/04/18
me-metals: Argentina, the world’s fifth-largest lithium producer, expects to produce 130,800 tonnes of lithium carbonate equivalent (LCE) in 2025, a 75% increase from 2024, the Argentine Chamber of Mining Companies (CAEM) said Tuesday.
News ID: 11864 Publish Date : 2025/04/10
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