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Ghana’s Ewoyaa project is designed as a conventional open-pit spodumene operation in the Central Region. By Penny Langford Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt’s proposed US$210 million takeover of…
By Salini Krishnan Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt has received Australian foreign investment clearance for its proposed US$210 million acquisition of Atlantic Lithium, removing a key condition to…
Lithium brine evaporation ponds beside processing infrastructure in a high-altitude basin. By Penny Langford Chinese battery-grade lithium carbonate prices have retreated toward 130,000–143,000 yuan per tonne…
Equipment at a hard-rock lithium development site in Ghana’s tropical savanna. By Penny Langford Atlantic Lithium is continuing to work toward a proposed $210 million takeover…
Lithium brine operations and pumping infrastructure on an Argentine high-altitude salar. Glencore and InfraVia Capital Partners have emerged as potential buyers of a stake in Eramet’s…
Lithium brine evaporation ponds and processing infrastructure in Argentina’s high-altitude Andes. Lithium Argentina has closed a $180 million strategic investment from Ganfeng Lithium, strengthening the Chinese…
European-style hard-rock lithium mining operation with processing and transport infrastructure in an Alpine setting. By Penny Langford Critical Metals Corp. has secured a key court order…
China’s lithium carbonate futures fell sharply after a revised inventory estimate more than doubled reported stocks, prompting traders to reassess supply, demand and the reliability of…
The lithium market is entering 2026 with a more complicated balance sheet than headline supply-and-demand figures suggest. Reported inventories have risen sharply after methodology changes in…
By Penny Langford The lithium market is moving toward a more fragile balance as mine closures, delayed project ramps and export restrictions remove supply that producers…
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