lithium

London-listed lithium developer Bacanora expects to complete the finance package for its Sonara project, in Mexico, in the first half of next year, as it keep its focus set on starting production at the mine “at the earliest opportunity”.

The company …

An updated definitive feasibility study (DFS) of the Arcadia lithium project, in Zimbabwe, has increased the estimated life-of-mine (LOM) revenues for the project, along with the mine life, while decreasing the expected capital costs.

A 2018 DFS into…

The ore reserve estimate for Finnish mining company Keliber’s Rapasaari lithium deposit has been update and estimated proven and probable ore reserves now total more than 5.2-million tonnes, 49.6% more than previously estimated. The new Joint Ore Reser…

Chile’s Atacama salt flat may get all the attention when it comes to lithium, but the South American nation is looking to develop two lesser-known deposits of the mineral needed to power a global push into electric cars.

Chile’s Mining Minister, Bald…

A prefeasibility study (PFS) into the Kathleen Valley lithium project, in Western Australia, has estimated that the project would require a capital allocation of A$240.5-million to develop a two-million tonne a year mining and processing operation.

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Chile has asked top lithium miner SQM to decide by year’s end what it will do with its holdings in the Maricunga salt flat, the country’s second richest in lithium, the country’s Mining Minister told Reuters.

Though Maricunga’s 145 km2 make it less th…

Bids to acquire Chinese battery firm CATL’s mothballed lithium plant in the Canadian province of Quebec are due by January next year, a representative with the court-appointed monitor overseeing the auction said on Wednesday.

Lithium is expected to be…

Portuguese mining company Lusorecursos said on Wednesday it was negotiating a €400-million funding deal with several international players as it gears up to explore for lithium in the country’s northern region.

Portugal is Europe’s biggest lithium pro…

Lithium developer Piedmont Lithium on Tuesday said that it would accelerate development of its namesake project, in the US, after securing a federal permit to develop the mine.

The company has received a Clean Water Act Section 404 Standard Individual…

Mineral exploration and development company Kodal Minerals has received approval for the environmental and social-impact assessment (Esia) application for its Bougouni lithium project, in southern Mali. Kodal on Monday confirmed that its local represen…