BofA turns bearish on lithium
New lithium supplies coming to market from at least six new projects in the next six months will exacerbate the price pressures the battery-making ingredient has been grappling with the…
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RANKED: World’s top 10 biggest lithium mines
Lithium is a crucial component in the batteries that power the electric vehicles the world needs to accelerate the green energy transition. While lithium prices were white hot late last…
Lithium developers in Canada rake in the project milestones
North America-focused development juniors are turning investment dollars into project milestones, set against an increased urgency to find and develop new lithium resources to feed the accelerating global energy transition….
Pure Energy Minerals stock soars on key permits for Nevada lithium project
Pure Energy Minerals’ (TSXV: PE) stock exploded Tuesday after it announced it has received all permits needed for the construction and operation of the direct lithium extraction (DLE) pilot plant…
Liontown Resources snubs another Albemarle bid
Three times isn’t a charm for top lithium producer Albemarle (NYSE: ALB) as Australia’s Liontown Resources (ASX: LTR) has rejected its latest offer valuing the lithium developer at A$5.5 billion…
Standard Lithium claims North America’s ‘highest grade brine’ in east Texas
Standard Lithium (TSXV: SLI; NYSE-AM: SLI) announced Tuesday the discovery of a significant lithium brine resource from the sampling of a newly drilled well during its resource expansion work in…
Video: Patricia Mohr outlines Canada’s key advantages in the critical minerals space
Canadian Mining Journal Editor-in-Chief Tamer Elbokl spoke with economist, founder of the publication Critical Metals for a Sustainable World, and former vice-president with Scotiabank, Patricia Mohr at PDAC 2023 in…
Bolivia pushes for Latin America-wide lithium policy
Bolivia’s government is calling its lithium-producing neighbours to forge ahead with the idea of setting a Latin America-wide policy on the exploitation of the coveted battery metal. The idea, part…
Patriot Battery Metals extends Corvette lithium deposit in Quebec
Patriot Battery Metals (TSXV: PMET; ASX: PMT; US-OTC: PMETF) said it has extended the main spodumene deposit on its Corvette project in Quebec by half a kilometre, sending its stock…
Video: Behind Quebec’s lithium exploration boom
Northern Miner staff reporter Colin McClelland recently spoke with Jonathan Lafontaine, mining exploration activity monitor with Quebec’s Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources at PDAC 2023 in Toronto. Quebec has…
E3 Lithium expands resource of Bashaw brine, Canada’s largest
E3 Lithium (TSXV: ETL; US-OTC: EEMMF) says its latest resource upgrade makes Alberta’s Bashaw district, Canada’s largest brine project, a contender among the world’s biggest battery metal suppliers. The sprawling…
EU adds copper, nickel and manganese to list of critical materials
The European Union has published its Critical Raw Materials Act and added copper, nickel and manganese to its list of critical materials. The CRMA, unveiled by the Brussels-based European Commission…