The Australian Government is providing a $25 million grant to an industry-led battery research centre in Perth, Western Australia, which recognises the state as a global leader in the production and export of future battery materials, technologies and expertise.
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Lithium Australia to restore critical metals with Envirostream
Lithium Australia has acquired a significant interest in battery recycling company Envirostream in line with the Australian Government's critical minerals ambition in 2019.
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Australia to be critical minerals powerhouse
Australia has mapped out its 2019 critical minerals strategy which envisions the country as a world leader in exploration, extraction, production and the processing of critical minerals.
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Pilbara Minerals achieves commercial production as growth plans evolve
Pilbara Minerals has declared commercial production at its Pilgangoora lithium-tantalum project in Western Australia and is looking for partners to support its stage three offtake.
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Pilbara Minerals sets up next Pilgangoora expansion
Pilbara Minerals has reinforced the potential to increase the processing capacity at the Pilgangoora lithium operation in Western Australia by 50 per cent in a stage three expansion.
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Rio Tinto operations return to normal after cyclones
Rio Tinto has reopened all of the operations in Western Australia and Queensland that were temporarily closed in anticipation of the cyclones on both sides of the country.
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Australia registers export records across key mining states
Robust coal exports in both New South Wales and Queensland prove market demand remains strong amid carbon emission concerns and decisions to abandon coal.
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MinRes completes Mt Marion acquisition as Neometals shifts focus
Neometals has finalised a deal with Mineral Resources and Ganfeng Lithium to sell its 13.8 per cent stake in the Mt Marion lithium project in Western Australia for $103.8 million.
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Pilbara Minerals moves ahead with POSCO JV
Pilbara Minerals has exercised an option to enter into a joint venture (JV) with POSCO for the development of a lithium processing plant in South Korea.
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AVZ Minerals secures Chinese backing to advance lithium prospect
AVZ Minerals has raised $9.8 million which will fast-track its Manono lithium and tin project in the Congo toward production.
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Altura closes in on nameplate lithium target at Pilgangoora
Recent improvements to Altura Mining's processing plant at Pilgangoora has seen the company edge ever closer to its lithium nameplate capacity.
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Albemarle awards Kemerton lithium work to BGC Contracting
BGC Contracting has diversified into Western Australia’s ‘Lithium Valley’ for the first time with an earthworks construction contract at Albemarle's Kemerton lithium project.
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MinRes earnings impacted by continued expansion works
Mineral Resources' continued growth through acquisitions and project development has hit the company's earnings in its latest financial report.
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Lepidico develops battery-grade chemical producing lithium technology
Lepidico will concentrate its production of high purity lithium hydroxide rather than lithium carbonate, due to customer preferences for the battery compound.
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Wage pressure ‘inevitable’ as skills shortages worsen
Recruitment agency Hays expects skills shortages in mining to be a major concern as the sector competes with other growth industries around Australia.
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Laying the path for mid-tier winners
Technology advancement has a penchant for sparking new global commodity demand in the mining world, with lithium last year’s notable mover.
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Pilbara Minerals ramps up Pilgangoora towards commercial start
Pilbara Minerals has set out ambitious plans for its Pilgangoora lithium-tantalum project, including a tentative stage three expansion for 2021.
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NT lithium project gets Core contractor team
Core Lithium has awarded preferred contractor status for three components of the company’s Finniss lithium project near Darwin in the Northern Territory.
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Galaxy Resources lifts Mt Cattlin lithium outlook
Galaxy Resources has continued to perform positively at its global operations in Australia, Argentina and Canada to finish with zero debt.
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Western Australia drives mining comeback
Rising investment in Western Australian mining projects and record sales in 2017–18 could see the mining industry return to the conditions of the mining boom, according to research from IBISWorld.
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