Minor metals
Vanadium Resources to supply vanadium to China’s Panjin Hexiang
Vanadium Resources (VR8) has entered a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with China’s Panjin Hexiang New Materials Technology for the sale…
Sigma Lithium gets board’s nod for $100m Brazil plant expansion
Sigma Lithium has announced a final investment decision (FID) to allocate $100m (C$135.64m) in capital expenditure (capex) for Phase 2…
Mitsui announces $30m investment in Atlas Lithium
Atlas Lithium has sealed definitive investment and offtake agreements with Japanese trading house Mitsui, marking a significant step in its development.…
Discovery Lithium to acquire Midex Resources in Canada
Discovery Lithium, a Canadian exploration company, has signed an LOI to acquire a 100% interest in Midex Resources. The LOI…
Torque Metals secures funds for drilling programmes
Torque Metals has raised A$4.25m ($2.77m) through a share placement and a drill-for-equity agreement, gearing up for imminent drilling programmes…
Rio Tinto to spend $350m on Argentine lithium plant
Global mining company Rio Tinto has earmarked $350m for its Rincon lithium project in Argentina, Reuters reported. The move underscores…
MinRes signs heads of agreement to acquire WA nickel plant
MinRes has signed a binding heads of agreement with Poseidon Nickel to acquire the Lake Johnston nickel concentrator plant and…
Supreme Court suspends key Arcadium Lithium projects in Argentina
The Supreme Court of Argentina's Catamarca province has ordered a halt on the construction of two significant Arcadium Lithium projects.…
Lithium Americas secures $2.26bn loan for Thacker Pass mine
Lithium Americas has obtained a conditional commitment for a $2.26bn loan from the US Department of Energy (DOE) to build…
Narryer to pick stake in Canadian lithium-tantalum projects
Narryer Metals has reached a deal with Highway Lithium to acquire a 70% stake in two lithium-tantalum projects, Big Hill…