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
me-metals: Indian officials will visit Chile next week to discuss plans for four state companies to take a stake in two lithium projects of the world’s No. 2 producer of the metal, SQM, a source said.
News ID: 11853 Publish Date : 2025/04/06
me-metals: Lithium Americas said on Tuesday it has reached a final investment decision (FID) for constructing the first phase of the Thacker Pass lithium mine in Nevada.
News ID: 11845 Publish Date : 2025/04/02
me-metals: The European Commission has identified 47 strategic projects which it hopes will kickstart the region’s critical minerals sector and reduce its dependence on imports, particularly from China.
News ID: 11841 Publish Date : 2025/03/30
me-metals: Tianqi Lithium Corp. warned volatility in lithium product prices and growing geopolitical risks may cloud its outlook as it swung to a first full-year loss since 2020 amid a prolonged battery metal rout.
News ID: 11838 Publish Date : 2025/03/29
me-metals: Bolivia is facing mounting public backlash over contracts signed with Chinese and Russian companies late last year to exploit its vast lithium reserves, with community groups arguing the agreements offer no real benefits to locals.
News ID: 11817 Publish Date : 2025/03/16
me-metals: Mining investment firm TechMet, which counts the US government as one of its largest investors, is looking to develop a major lithium project in central Ukraine.
News ID: 11807 Publish Date : 2025/03/12
me-metals: Rio Tinto (ASX, LON, NYSE: RIO) has officially completed its $6.7 billion acquisition of Arcadium Lithium (ASX: LTM)(NYSE: ALTM), which will become Rio Tinto Lithium.
News ID: 11801 Publish Date : 2025/03/07