Latest Lithium Sector News

Mandrake Resources reports progress on its Utah Lithium Project, highlighting a 3.3Mt inferred lithium resource and new brine flow modelling to target high-grade zones. The company maintains a strong cash position while exploring strategic growth opportunities.

Chariot Corporation Ltd is set to acquire a 66.7% interest in a substantial Nigerian lithium portfolio, marking a strategic entry into Africa’s burgeoning lithium sector with a US$10 million funding commitment.

Pantera Lithium Limited has agreed to sell its Smackover lithium brine project in Arkansas to Energy Exploration Technologies for A$40 million, combining cash and stock consideration while retaining equity exposure to the lithium sector.

Argosy Minerals has successfully raised $2 million through an oversubscribed placement, signaling strong investor confidence as it advances development at its Rincon Lithium Project and explores strategic opportunities at Tonopah in the USA.

Argosy Minerals has addressed a sharp rise in its share price and trading volume, attributing the surge to a recent lithium carbonate sales contract and growing strategic partner interest.

Argosy Minerals has executed a spot sales contract for 60 tonnes of battery-grade lithium carbonate from its Rincon project, locking in a price tied to the SMM benchmark. This deal underscores the company’s emerging role in the resurging lithium market.

Neometals’ joint venture Reed Advanced Materials has signed a non-binding MoU with Rio Tinto to collaborate on advancing the ELi Process, a lithium hydroxide production technology promising significant cost and environmental benefits.

Wildcat Resources has announced a A$5 million on-market share buy-back, leveraging its strong cash position to enhance shareholder value and capital structure amid optimism for its Tabba Tabba Lithium Project.

Galan Lithium has locked in a A$20 million equity placement from strategic partner Clean Elements, providing crucial funding to complete Phase 1 construction of its Hombre Muerto West lithium project in Argentina, targeting first production in early 2026.

Winsome Resources signals it is unlikely to exercise the Renard Option by August 2025 due to ongoing lithium market volatility, while maintaining strong focus and funding for its flagship Adina Lithium Project.

Anson Resources reports a significant 44% increase in lithium assay values at its Green River Lithium Project, driven by aquifer 'clean-up' during brine extraction. This improvement promises enhanced resource potential and cost efficiencies ahead of a planned JORC upgrade.

IRIS Metals has reported promising high-grade lithium intersections from its Phase I drilling at the Edison Project in South Dakota, reinforcing its strategy to develop a centralized lithium processing hub in the US.