Trump opts for trade talks over mineral tariffs
U.S. President Donald Trump is choosing trade talks with price floors rather than imposing new tariffs on critical mineral imports after a government probe found the lack of supplies affects…
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Chile funds lithium, rare earth tech
Chile’s state-owned development agency Corfo has awarded up to $5.8 million to two research projects focused on direct lithium extraction (DLE) and rare earth recovery to boost mining innovation and…
JV video: Frontier Lithium advances Ontario mine, plant
Frontier Lithium (TSXV: FL; US-OTC: LITOF) is advancing its integrated PAK mine-and-refinery plan in northern Ontario, with CEO Trevor Walker targeting a final investment decision in late 2027 or early…
Lithium Argentina hits forecast, seeks Milei financing
Lithium Argentina (TSX, NYSE: LAR), the country’s largest producer of the battery metal, achieved its Cauchari-Olaroz brine output target as it advanced second-stage permitting and squeezed costs. The Switzerland-based company…
Mineral, metal prices to edge higher: Fitch’s BMI
Most mineral and metal prices are expected to increase slightly this year as robust demand and tighter supply combine with declining tariff uncertainties, according to BMI, a unit of Fitch…
Editorial: London calling
The title track of The Clash’s 1979 album borrows the urgency of a BBC global news broadcast, the ones that used to proclaim “this is London calling.” The song is…
Ontario, Ottawa sign deal to speed up major projects
Ontario and Canada’s federal government signed an agreement that aims to curb duplicate reviews and advance long-planned infrastructure and projects such as those in the province’s metals-rich Ring of Fire…
Copper’s next shortage is structural, not hype: analyst
Copper is heading into a structural deficit from 2026 as demand from electrification accelerates faster than new supply, according to BloombergNEF, with geopolitical intervention now the single biggest force shaping…
How Latin American state policy affects lithium
Global market forces and domestic politics explain why Latin American countries have taken sharply different paths in governing their lithium industries, according to a new study by Korean researchers. The…
Li-FT Power agrees Winsome deal to expand in Quebec
Canadian lithium developer Li-FT Power (TSX-V: LIFT) agreed to buy Australia’s Winsome Resources (ASX: WR1) and add a majority stake in an Azimut Exploration (TSXV: AZM) project to boost its…
Q2 cuts strong lithium intervals as first resource nears
Infill drilling by Q2 Metals (TSXV: QTWO; US-OTC: QUEXF) at its Cisco project in north-central Quebec has returned results as high as 1.56% lithium oxide (Li2O) across numerous intersections. Highlight…
Kodal ships first lithium from Mali to China
Kodal Minerals (LSE: KOD) says it has completed its first shipment of lithium spodumene concentrates produced at its Bougouni mine in southern Mali to its offtake partner in China. A…