ASX-listed Piedmont Lithium has reported a 40% increase in the total mineral resource at its flagship spodumene project in the US state of North Carolina. The Piedmont Lithium Project now has a total mineral resource estimate of 39.2 million tonnes at 1.09% lithium oxide, for an...
Lithium carbonate prices in China have almost doubled so far this year, according to latest data from battery supply chain research and price reporting agency Benchmark Mineral Intelligence. In its inaugural mid-month price assessment, Benchmark said average pricing for EXW China technical grade lithium carbonate was...
Perth-based Lithium Australia has confirmed it is preparing a pilot test for a spodumene conversion process that can significantly increase efficiencies in the lithium chemical conversion process. The company’s LieNA technology is a hydrometallurgical process without any need for roasting that is capable of handling very...
Australia’s government has unveiled a 10-year roadmap that will boost the nation’s mineral processing capacity, as part of a plan to challenge China’s position as the world’s top supplier of products key to the clean energy transition. The Resources Technology and Critical Minerals Processing Roadmap includes...
Mineral exploration spending in Australia rose by 2.5% in the December 2020 quarter, according to latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). Total exploration expenditure in the final quarter of last year reached US$559 million – the highest quarterly sum since March 2013 –...
ASX-listed Prospect Resources has provided an update on the pathway to production at the Arcadia lithium project in Zimbabwe, after a detailed strategic review by management and a number of external third-party experts. The review concluded that an initial smaller commercial scale production facility using the...
American Lithium Corp has been classified as the best performing listed mining company on the TSXV, upon the release of the 2021 TSX Venture 50. The TSX Venture 50 is an annual ranking of the top performing companies on Toronto’s junior market, drawn from five sectors:...
London-listed IronRidge Resources has announced that visible mineralisation has been observed during an ongoing drill programme at the Ewoyaa lithium project in Ghana. The gold and lithium-focused explorer has completed 4,300 metres of RC drilling, covering three of seven target zones at the project. Visible coarse...
Australian retail and industrials conglomerate Wesfarmers has confirmed it will proceed with a US$1.8 billion joint venture (JV) investment in the Mt Holland lithium project in Western Australia. Wesfarmers has committed to developing the mine and its associated Kwinana refinery in partnership with Chilean chemical giant...
Australian mining magnate Gina Rinehart has signalled her intentions to gain exposure to the fast growing electric vehicle (EV) battery supply chain by helping to finance a green lithium project in Germany. Rinehart’s privately-held mining house Hancock Prospecting will become a cornerstone investor in Vulcan...