lithium

Pilbara Minerals has locked in a five-year offtake agreement with Yibin Tianyi to supply spodumene concentrate from the Pilgangoora lithium-tantalum project in Western Australia.

Galaxy Resources has put its ore sorters into operation at the Mt Cattlin spodumene project in Western Australia.

An international research team has pioneered a filtration technique that could substantially change the way lithium-from-brine is extracted. 

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The BMW Group has signed a contract with Ganfeng Lithium to receive its supply for the battery-making ingredient from Australian mines.

Demand for lithium and cobalt is set to improve next year following a disappointing 2019, according to Fitch Solutions.

Veolia Water Technologies engineered and designed the production process that recovers lithium carbonate and sulfate of potash from clay deposits using HPD evaporation and crystallisation systems.

CSIRO and Monash University’s Matthew Hill will receive the Solomon Award for his ground-breaking development, magic crystals, winning against dozens of applications from cleaning gases and liquids to mining and drug production.

Fitch Solutions’ demand trends for EV battery metals over the coming years have revealed that China will remain the key driver of direct metals demand.

Altura Mining has shipped a record cargo of approximately 17,500 wet metric tonnes of spodumene concentrate to Chinese customers. The latest cargo, which was loaded on the TBC Princess, departed Port Hedland on November 20 for Zhenjiang, near Shanghai. Altura’s largest single cargo yet surpasses the 13,700 dry metric tonnes that set sail from the … Continue reading Altura shipments hit a record →

Pilbara Minerals is taking a wary approach to its plan for stage two and three expansion projects at the Pilgangoora lithium-tantalum project in Western Australia.

Australia’s mid-tier mining sector has experienced a mixed year for commodity prices, but has still reached its highest total market cap since the boom times of 2011.

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The Australian Government is prioritising the development of the nation’s position as a global supplier of rare earths and high performance metals.

The Western Australian Government is set to release $4.93 million of funding for nickel and gold exploration in the Eastern Goldfields.

American lithium producer Albemarle Corp has warned that the challenging market conditions for the commodity could last another 18 months.

AVZ Minerals has secured another Chinese backer for its Manono lithium and tin project in the Democratic Republic of Congo amid softening market conditions.

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Albemarle Corporation has received a green light from the Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) to acquire a 60 per cent interest in Mineral Resources’ (MinRes) Wodgina lithium project in Western Australia.

Operations at Galaxy Resources’ Mt Cattlin lithium mine are set to be scaled back by up to 40 per cent due to the market conditions the industry is facing.