Liontown Resources enters $363m debt facility for lithium project ramp-up
Australia’s Liontown Resources said on Wednesday it has entered a A$550 million ($363.2 million) debt facility for the planned ramp-up and expansion of its flagship Kathleen Valley lithium project in Western Australia.
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Battery metal bust spurs output cut at leading lithium project
Australia’s biggest lithium mine has become the latest battery-metals venture to feel the pain from faltering demand growth, with output set to be trimmed as prices sink.
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Battery metal bust spurs output cut at leading lithium project
Australia’s biggest lithium mine has become the latest battery-metals venture to feel the pain from faltering demand growth, with output set to be trimmed as prices sink.
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Fierce community opposition to copper, lithium projects threatens energy transition
Mining News Pro - Nationwide protests against mining projects are once again grabbing headlines amid a sweeping sense of urgency from governments and communities to gain greater control over minerals and metals that are essential for the transition to a low-carbon economy.
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Stellantis invests more than $100 million in California lithium project
Mining News Pro - Automaker Stellantis said it would invest more than $100 million in California’s Controlled Thermal Resources, its latest bet on the direct lithium extraction (DLE) sector amid the global hunt for new sources of the electric vehicle battery metal.
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Rio Tinto inks earn-in deal for lithium project in Rwanda
Mining News Pro - Rio Tinto is making its first foray into Rwanda by signing an earn-in investment and joint-venture agreement with Africa-focused Aterian to develop lithium and by-products at the junior’s HCK lithium license.
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US judge orders waste rock study for Thacker Pass lithium project
Mining News Pro - The proposed mine would be North America’s largest source of lithium for electric vehicle batteries and a key pillar in US President Joe Biden’s efforts to wean his country off Chinese supplies of the metal.
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Sibanye-Stillwater gets key permit for Keliber lithium project
Mining News Pro - Sibanye-Stillwater has received the environmental permit for its Keliber lithium mining and processing project in Finland.
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Wealth Minerals delivers first resource estimate for Ollagüe lithium project in Chile
Mining News Pro - Lithium developer Wealth Minerals (TSXV: WML) reached a significant milestone on Tuesday with the release of the first resource estimate for its Ollagüe project in Chile.
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Sibanye-Stillwater to spend $616m advancing Finnish lithium project
Mining News Pro - The miner owns about 85% of Finnish battery chemical maker Keliber, which in turn owns the namesake lithium project.
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US steps away from flagship lithium project with Berkshire
Mining News Pro - In a February meeting with mining executives, President Joe Biden laid out an aggressive goal for the United States to produce more of its own minerals for the electric vehicle revolution in ways that respected the environment.
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Canada races ahead of US on current lithium project pipeline
Mining News Pro - Canada’s lithium supply response is expected to post strong growth through 2031 and outperform the US, a new analysis by Fitch Solutions Country Risk & Industry Research suggests.
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Sayona, Piedmont approve North American Lithium project restart in Quebec
Mining News Pro - Sayona Quebec has formally approved the restart of spodumene concentrate production at the North American Lithium (NAL) project near La Corne, Quebec. Sayona Quebec is 75% owned by Australian Sayona Mining (ASX: SYA) and 25% by Piedmont Lithium, a private company.
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Savannah Resources lithium project caught in Portugal’s red tape
Mining News Pro - Savannah Resources, the company building western Europe’s largest lithium mine, said on Wednesday it shared its shareholders’ frustration regarding the time it has taken Portugal to review its application, but noted it was a political process over which the company had little control.
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Ganfeng kicks off construction of Mariana lithium project in Argentina
Mining News Pro - Ganfeng Lithium, China’s no.1 producer of the battery metal, and its subsidiary Litio Minera Argentina kicked off this week the construction phase of their Mariana lithium project, located in Argentina’s northwestern Salta province.
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Rosatom, Nornickel to develop lithium project in Russia
Mining News Pro - Russia’s state-owned nuclear power supplier Rosatom and Nornickel, the world’s largest producer of refined nickel, are fine-tuning details of a plan to develop the Kolmozerskoye lithium deposit in the country’s northwest, Sputnik radio reported.
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Rio Tinto CEO concerned about Serbian PM’s comments on lithium project
Mining News Pro - Rio Tinto’s chief executive said on Tuesday he was concerned about the Serbian prime minister’s comments against the company’s lithium project, in his first remarks after Belgrade revoked the global mining company’s exploration licences.
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Rio Tinto CEO concerned about Serbian PM’s comments on lithium project
Mining News Pro - Rio Tinto’s chief executive said on Tuesday he was concerned about the Serbian prime minister’s comments against the company’s lithium project, in his first remarks after Belgrade revoked the global mining company’s exploration licences.
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Serbian government blasts green groups for scuttling Rio Tinto’s lithium project
Mining News Pro - Serbian politicians on Friday blasted environmentalists for forcing them to scuttle Rio Tinto’s proposed $2.4 billion lithium project, warning the move could hurt efforts to grow and diversify the Balkan country’s economy.
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Serbian government revokes Rio Tinto’s licences for lithium project
Mining News Pro - Serbia revoked Rio Tinto’s lithium exploration licences on Thursday, bowing to protesters who opposed the development of the project by the Anglo-Australian mining giant on environmental grounds.
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Rio Tinto says output from $2.4bn Serbia lithium project to be delayed
Mining News Pro - Rio Tinto on Tuesday pushed back its timeline by a year to 2027 for first saleable production at its $2.4 billion Serbia lithium project, saying it faces delays in key approvals and protests over environmental concerns.
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Rio Tinto to buy Argentina lithium project for $825m
Mining News Pro - Rio Tinto is expanding its lithium ambitions beyond the Jadar project in Serbia by agreeing to buy the Rincon brine project, located in the heart of the lithium triangle in Argentina’s Salta Province.
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Thousands protest against Rio Tinto’s lithium project in Serbia
Mining News Pro - Thousands of people in Belgrade and other Serbian towns blocked main roads and bridges over the weekend for hours in anti-government protests, targeting two new laws that environmentalists say will let foreign companies take advantage of local resources.
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Piedmont increases resource at North Carolina lithium project
Mining News Pro - Piedmont Lithium has provided an updated mineral resource estimate for its flagship Carolina Lithium project in North Carolina after completing Phase 5 infill drilling.
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Rio’s lithium project will test mining’s ESG credentials
Mining News Pro - Rio Tinto’s decision to invest $2.4 billion in developing the Jadar lithium mine in Serbia is big news.
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