
Rio Tinto partners with Codelco to develop lithium project
Rio Tinto and Corporación Nacional Del Cobre de Chile have signed binding agreements to form a joint venture to develop and operate a high-grade lithium project.
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Rio Tinto and Corporación Nacional Del Cobre de Chile have signed binding agreements to form a joint venture to develop and operate a high-grade lithium project.

Avonlea Lithium has announced the resounding success of its Advanced Chemical Cavitation Extraction of Lithium Cavitek pilot plant in Northeast, Pennsylvania.

Stardust Power Inc. has confirmed that no industrial wastewater discharge permit will be required for its planned lithium processing facility in Muskogee, Oklahoma.

François-Michel Colomar, Head of External Relations, Adionics, explores how geopolitical changes, evolving trade policies, and technological innovation are transforming supply chains and fostering consolidation, placing the lithium industry at a pivotal crossroads.

Founders Factory has announced its latest six investments, along-side Rio Tinto, which look to reshape the industry’s future through reduced-impact mining and other breakthrough technologies.

Kodal Minerals has announced that the Foulaboula exploitation permit has been approved for transfer from Future Minerals SARL to Les Mines de Lithium de Bougouni.

Vulcan Energy has completed the acquisition of Geox GmbH, including its geothermal wells, renewable energy generation assets, and a geothermal and lithium licence around the City of Landau, Germany.

Bechtel has praised the final investment decision from Lithium Americas to begin work on its Thacker Pass lithium mine and processing facility in northern Nevada.

Kodal Minerals has provided an update in relation to activities at the Bougouni Lithium Project, located in Southern Mali, including the status of the Mining Licence transfer and the ramp up of production.

Bradda Head Lithium Ltd., the North America-focused lithium development group, has announced results from the mineral particle ore-sorting study announced in October 2024.

Delta Lithium Ltd. has announced an updated mineral resource estimate for its Yinnetharra Project in the Gascoyne region of Western Australia.

Vulcan Energy has announced that its Phase One Lionheart Project has been identified as a Strategic Project under the European Commission’s Critical Raw Materials Act.