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Explainer: what is lithium ‘fingerprinting’?

Alex Blair — Fri, 07 Jun 2024 13:48:53 +0000

Researchers in Australia have developed a new method of ‘fingerprinting’ lithium and other critical minerals in the energy transition.

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Occidental and Berkshire Hathaway unit sets up JV to extract lithium

Umesh Ellichipuram — Wed, 05 Jun 2024 07:54:26 +0000

Occidental Petroleum and BHE Renewables have announced a joint venture (JV) to harness TerraLithium's Direct Lithium Extraction (DLE) technology for sustainable lithium production.

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CNGR gets Chinese approval to buy Lithium Energy’s Solaroz Project

Umesh Ellichipuram — Tue, 04 Jun 2024 10:30:15 +0000

CNGR Netherlands New Energy Technology has secured Chinese approvals to acquire Lithium Energy’s 90% stake in Solaroz Lithium Brine Project.

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Galileo, MinRes enter farm-in for Norseman lithium rights

Umesh Ellichipuram — Mon, 03 Jun 2024 14:36:59 +0000

Galileo Mining’s subsidiaries Norseman Resources and Ganymede Resources have signed a farm-in and joint venture agreement with a subsidiary of Mineral Resources (MinRes), to sell 30% of all lithium rights on the Norseman tenements in Western Australia for $7.5m.

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Codelco and SQM enter lithium partnership agreement in Chile

Umesh Ellichipuram — Mon, 03 Jun 2024 08:36:52 +0000

Chile’s state-run copper miner Codelco and lithium producer SQM have reached an agreement to jointly exploit the vast lithium deposits in the Salar de Atacama salt flat.

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Vulcan secures €40m for German zero-carbon lithium project

Umesh Ellichipuram — Mon, 03 Jun 2024 08:32:33 +0000

Vulcan Energy Resources has secured a total of €40m ($43m) through private placement to support the construction work for its Phase One integrated Zero Carbon Lithium Project in Germany.

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Chile’s Enami targets start of lithium project construction by 2027

Umesh Ellichipuram — Fri, 31 May 2024 09:58:59 +0000

Enami is set to commence construction on its inaugural lithium project as early as 2027, aligning with the government's strategy to amplify its presence in the global battery metal sector.

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Firebird unit gains safety permit for China manganese plant

Umesh Ellichipuram — Wed, 29 May 2024 13:05:46 +0000

Firebird Metals' subsidiary, Hunan Firebird Battery Technologies, has secured safety permit for Stage 1 of its battery-grade manganese sulphate plant in China.

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Armada vies for US lithium foothold with Midwest Lithium purchase

Umesh Ellichipuram — Tue, 28 May 2024 08:12:22 +0000

Armada Metals has signed a binding term sheet for the acquisition of Midwest Lithium, a company focused on the exploration and development of hard rock lithium projects in South Dakota, US.

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Argosy receives $5m investment from battery giant ATL

Umesh Ellichipuram — Mon, 27 May 2024 13:06:27 +0000

Argosy Minerals has announced a $5m investment from lithium-ion battery manufacturer Amperex Technology (ATL).

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