TSX Venture ends Aug. 22-26 trading session down slightly
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index drifted slightly lower over the Aug. 8-12 trading session by 0.6% or 3.99 points to end the week at 645.92. Shares in lithium developer Sigma…
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Canada inks MOUs with German automakers to help meet clean transport demand
Canada’s federal government has signed new agreements with German automakers Volkswagen and Mercedes-Benz, setting the stage for exploring deeper cooperation across all stages of the automotive value chain. Canadian Prime…
Medaro Mining samples up to 2.58% lithium oxide at Lac La Motte
Medaro Mining (CSE: MEDA; OTC: MEDAF) has received lithium oxide (Li2O) results as high as 2.58% from cut surface samples at its exploration program on the Lac La Motte lithium property in…
Rock Tech Lithium closes $40M financing
Rock Tech Lithium (TSXV: RCK; OTC: RCKTF) has closed its previously announced marketed offering, issuing approximately 11.5 million units of the company priced at $3.50 per unit for aggregate gross…
Worsening economic outlook, weak metals prices marred mining in Q2, says S&P Global
Analysts at S&P Global Market Intelligence have pointed the finger at a worsening global economic outlook and softer metals prices for dragging down global mining activity in the three months…
Avalon begins works for demo plant at Separation Rapids lithium project
Avalon Advanced Materials (TSX: AVL; OTC: AVLNF) has started road work and site preparations for the installation and commissioning of its demonstration dense media separation (DMS) plant for the Separation…
Frontier Lithium advances PAK project towards year-end prefeasibility
Frontier Lithium (TSXV: FL; US-OTC: LITOF) continues to cut long intervals of high-grade lithium in infill drilling on the Spark pegmatite at its PAK project near Red Lake, in northern Ontario….
Can Alberta’s petrobrines help meet the ‘huge demand’ for lithium?
Calgary-based E3 Lithium (TSXV: ETL; US-OTC: EEMMF) recently announced the successful manufacture of a small batch of sorbent, a critical chemical component of its plan to produce battery-grade lithium products…
Hundreds of new mines required to meet 2030 battery metals demand, finds IEA report
Global battery and minerals supply chains need to expand ten-fold to meet projected critical minerals needs by 2030, a report published by the International Energy Agency (IEA) has found. In…
Sayona on track for first spodumene production in Q1 2023
Sayona Mining (ASX: SYA; OTC: SYAXF) has further advanced its planned restart of spodumene production at its North American Lithium (NAL) operation in Quebec, with approximately 30% of plant and…
Benz Mining drills high-grade lithium at Ruby Hill West
Benz Mining (TSXV: BZ; ASX: BNZ) has received assays for the six holes drilled in April 2022 as part of its initial lithium exploration at the Ruby Hill West discovery…
Canada races ahead of US on current lithium project pipeline
Canada’s lithium supply response is expected to post strong growth through 2031 and outperform the U.S., a new analysis by Fitch Solutions Country Risk & Industry Research suggests. Canada’s current…