- 1. Kemerton equipment order goes to Metso
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- Newly renamed global group Metso has been awarded a EUR 40 million (US$43.6 million) order for ancillary equipment that will be added to the calcining and acid roasting facilities at Kemerton Lithium’s ...
- Created on 04 July 2023
- 2. Pan Asia Metals, VinES partner on Vietnam project
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- Critical minerals miner Pan Asia Metals has entered a non-binding memorandum of understanding with VinES Energy Solutions to conduct a feasibility study for a standalone lithium conversion facility in ...
- Created on 23 May 2023
- 3. Tianqi Lithium makes bid for Essential Metals
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- Tianqi Lithium Energy Australia (TLEA) has proposed to acquire 100% of Western Australia-based Essential Metals by way of a scheme of arrangement. TLEA is a joint venture owned by Tianqi Lithium ...
- Created on 09 January 2023
- 4. Metso Outotec to deliver key equipment to Australian miners
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- Metso Outotec has been awarded orders from Albemarle Lithium and OZ Minerals for operations in Australia. PHOTO: Metso Outotec Albemarle Lithium has ordered two pyro processing and comminution ...
- Created on 03 January 2023
- 5. MINERAL SECURITY
- (Features)
- ... is undermined by out-of-reach prices for imported mineral products such as solar panels, wind turbines, and lithium and cobalt batteries. Substitutes for high-carbon-emissions portland cement are available ...
- Created on 12 December 2022
- 6. Recent developments in China, Indonesia, Mongolia and Korea.
- (Around the Region)
- By Mark S. Kuhar A recent auction for a controlling stake in the Dechenonba lithium mine in Sichuan, China has drawn attention to the country’s surging interest in the commodity, reportedly attracting ...
- Created on 27 June 2022
- 7. Thiess taking on Mount Holland
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- Thiess has been awarded a four-year mining services contract that will take it to the Mount Holland lithium operation in Western Australia. The agreement, which includes drill and blast, overburden ...
- Created on 12 March 2022
- 8. Global bauxite production to grow by 3.8% in 2021
- (Leading Developments)
- ... Denholm, the Australian-born head of the world’s biggest electric vehicles manufacturer, said Tesla was on track to spend more than $1 billion a year on Australian-mined lithium, nickel and other metals ...
- Created on 23 September 2021
- 9. Labour shortage puts Kemerton growth on hold
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- In its second-quarter earnings report, Albemarle revealed that it has put off the second phase of its Kemerton lithium processing facility in Western Australia due to a labour shortage in the region. ...
- Created on 23 September 2021
- 10. Chinese iron ore producer betting on lithium
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- Chinese iron ore miner Hainan Mining said it will be investing US$164 million in a plant that will produce battery-grade lithium hydroxide as electric vehicle demand rises. In a filing with the ...
- Created on 26 August 2021
- 11. Labour shortage puts Kemerton growth on hold
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- In its second-quarter earnings result released last week, Albemarle revealed that it has put off the second phase of its Kemerton lithium processing facility in Western Australia due to a labour shortage ...
- Created on 10 August 2021
- 12. Rio Tinto to build US$98m solar plant to power iron ore mine
- (Sustainability)
- Rio Tinto has approved a US$98 million (A$144 million) investment in a new solar plant at the company’s new Koodaideri mine in the Pilbara, Australia, as well as a lithium-ion battery energy storage system ...
- Created on 30 June 2020
- 13. Rio Tinto to build US$98m solar plant to power iron ore mine
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- Rio Tinto has approved a US$98 million (A$144 million) investment in a new solar plant at the company’s new Koodaideri mine in the Pilbara, Australia, as well as a lithium-ion battery energy storage system ...
- Created on 21 February 2020
- 14. Altura pens new offtake agreement with Shandong Ruifu
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- Altura Mining has signed an offtake agreement with Chinese lithium materials producer for its flagship Altura Lithium Mine located at Pilgangoora in Western Australia. Altura has executed a buying ...
- Created on 11 July 2019
- 15. Lepidico and Desert Lion to merge with aim of becoming a global leader
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- ... every one Desert Lion share. Image courtesy ©Desert Lion Energy The Transaction will create a vertically integrated lithium development company from mine to chemical conversion ...
- Created on 09 May 2019
- 16. Future of nickel: trends and predictions
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- The focus is already shifting to nickel supplies, with the expected EV boom fuelling a spike in global prices When we think of the transition to green energy, cobalt and lithium tend to dominate ...
- Created on 27 December 2018
- 17. Tesla supplier Ganfeng Lithium prices its HK listing at bottom of marketed range
- (Around the Region)
- Chinese top lithium producer, Ganfeng Lithium, falls short of raising its anticipated US$676 million in its Hong Kong initial public offering. According to the terms of the deal, the Jiangxi-based ...
- Created on 19 December 2018
- 18. Indonesia announces drive to control the world market in lithium batteries
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- According to local media reports, investors from South Korea, Japan and China are preparing to invest US$4bn to build a lithium battery factory on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. The announcement ...
- Created on 14 December 2018
- 19. Lithium Australia produces world-first Li-ion batteries from mine waste
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- Lithium Australia’s wholly owned subsidiary, VSPC has successfully produced Li-ion battery (LIB), cathode material, and Li-ion batteries from tri-lithium phosphate produced directly from mine waste using ...
- Created on 29 November 2018
- 20. Altura Mining secures long-term offtake agreement with leading global lithium producer
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- Altura Mining has signed a new binding offtake agreement (BOA) with GFL International Co., Limited (GFL), a wholly owned subsidiary of leading global lithium producer in Ganfeng Lithium. The new agreement ...
- Created on 15 November 2018