lithium

Tawana Resources and Alliance Mineral Assets Limited (AMAL) have received environmental approval to construct and operate a 1.2mtpa dense media separation plant at the Bald Hill lithium-tantalum joint venture in Western Australia.

Rio Tinto has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Serbian Government for the development of the Jadar lithium-borate project, as the global demand for lithium continues to rise.

Construction of the 2 million tonne per annum (Mtpa) processing plant at Pilbara Minerals’ Pilgangoora lithium-tantalum project in Western Australia has been cleared to begin.

Kidman Resources has entered a joint venture agreement with Chilean lithium producer Socieded Quimica y Minera de Chile SA (SQM) to develop and operate its Mt Holland lithium project in Western Australia.

Latest research from BDO shows there has been a broad recovery in the resources sector, highlighted by the resurgence in the number of initial public offerings (IPOs) and another expected increase in cash outflows for the June 2017 quarter.

Australian Government-owned Clean Energy Finance Corp (CEFC) has emerged as a cornerstone investor in lithium aspirant Pilbara Minerals, which is developing the Pilgangoora project.

Lithium Australia’s attempt at a $23.8 million takeover of Lepidico has been unsuccessful.

Lithium developer Pilbara Minerals is planning to finish of its funding campaign for the Pilgangoora project in Western Australia by raising up to $92 million.

Civmec last week secured an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract with Alcoa, as well as other new construction and maintenance contracts for resources clients, worth a combined $90 million.

Pilbara Minerals has completed a $US100 million ($132 million) bond issue, moving it closer to funding development of its Pilgangoora lithium project in Western Australia.

Lithium developer Pilbara Minerals has secured another environmental approval for the Pilgangoora lithium-tantalum project in Western Australia.

Civmec has secured a contract to construct the civil component of Altura Mining’s Pilgangoora process plant, one of three major contracts awarded for the Pilgangoora lithium project in Western Australia.

Australian-listed Lithium Power International has awarded WorleyParsons a design and feasibility engineering contract at the Maricunga lithium project in Chile.

Graphite developer Magnis Resources, as part of a global consortium led by Boston Energy and Innovation (BEI), has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Townsville City Council to investigate building a lithium-ion battery manufacturing plant in the Queensland city.

Neometals has announced its intention to sell its 13.8 per cent interest in the Mt Marion lithium project in Western Australia for around US$96 million ($125 million).

Atlas Iron has entered agreements with Pilbara Minerals over two lithium projects in Western Australia’s Pilbara region.

Pilbara Minerals has received the first of two key environmental approvals for its Pilgangoora lithium-tantalum project in Western Australia, bringing the operations closer to construction.

Western Australia’s Pilbara may be better known for iron ore, but lithium is quickly making its name in the region.

Diversified mining group Mineral Resources (MinRes) and tech company Hazer Group are planning to form a joint venture to develop a commercial-scale synthetic graphite plant.

Lithium Australia wants to bust a myth that a process it is developing for lithium recovery uses toxic reagents.