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BusinessPremiumWA lithium miners top benchmark sustainability report

Domestic firms dominate the industry's leaderboard when it comes to sustainability and fairness as investors weigh where to put green capital.

Marion Rae

Hot demandLondon firm looks to Pilbara to develop lithium plant

A London-based firm eyeing expansion in sustainable lithium hydroxide plans to build a sulphate plant in WA’s Pilbara region. 

Adrian Lowe

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Essential metalsComments
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More mines needed for global energy revolution

Gold companies have historically dominated the annual Diggers and Dealers Mining Forum in the Australian capital of the precious metal, Kalgoorlie.

Stuart McKinnon

Green dealCommentsEuropean Lithium soars on BMW partnership

Shares in Tony Sage’s European Lithium lifted after the company announced it would partner with BMW to supply its first offtake of battery grade lithium hydroxide. 

Danielle Le Messurier

Diggers & dealersCommentsPremiumInsatiable lithium demand fuels investment boom in Australia

In the rocky deserts of Western Australia, a handful of little-known and once-shunned miners are suddenly in vogue as the electric vehicle industry clamours for a metal it can’t do without.

Harry Brumpton and Annie Lee

$3b betterComments‘Astonishing’: Another record month for Aussie exports

Australia’s national trade surplus has surged to another record high on the back of strong iron ore, minerals and coal shipments in what economists have described as an astonishing result.

Adrian Lowe

Price discoveryCommentsLithium bosses call for spot price index

Two lithium company bosses have called for a spot price index for the battery metal in its concentrate form to boost transparency, trust and investor confidence.

Stuart McKinnon

camp quashed PremiumLithium giant’s plans for Binningup worker camp denied

A lithium manufacturing giant’s plan to build a 1000-bed workers camp in Binningup were quashed at a Shire of Harvey council meeting, but one councillor believes the resolution will not be the end of the saga. 

Kasper Johansen

Resilient sector CommentsEnergy concerns lift value of WA stocks to $300b

The 2022 Deloitte WA Index showed the gains were achieved on the back of strong prices in key commodities. And for the first time in a decade, Woodside regained the top spot as WA’s largest listed company.

Danielle Le Messurier

Confident outlookPremiumEV players keen for Kwinana offtake deals: Tianqi

Tianqi Lithium Kwinana’s chief operating officer says strong demand for his company’s product — to be used in the high-value electric vehicle battery supply chain — is keeping him optimistic about the future. 

Cheyanne Enciso

Downstream dreamingPremiumMinRes gets first revenue from lithium hydroxide

Mineral Resources has revealed continuing progress on its lithium downstream processing ambitions, with its first revenue from lithium hydroxide.

Stuart McKinnon

camp outcry PremiumResidential concerns voiced over Binningup FIFO camp

A senior town planner has voiced the concerns of Binningup residents over Albemarle’s plans to build a 1000-bed worker camp in the seaside town.

Kasper Johansen

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Mad scrambleComments
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Ford’s Damascene conversion good news for WA miners

US auto giant Ford had an epiphany this week and it’s one that spells good news for the State’s battery metals miners and project developers.

Stuart McKinnon

Net-zero futurePremiumRio Tinto, BHP strike draft battery metals deals with Ford

Rio Tinto and BHP have signed draft battery metals supply agreements with Ford as part of an accelerated push by the US auto giant to build more than half a million electric vehicles annually by late next year.

Tesla’s predictionTesla boss Elon Musk calls lithium prices ‘insane’

Companies such as Wesfarmers are sitting on a “licence to make money” according to Tesla boss Elon Musk, who has urged entrepreneurs to jump into the lithium refining market.

Caitlin Paroczai

Clean energy summitSeize ‘once in a century’ lithium opportunity: Tesla chair

Lithium powerhouse Australia needs to add capacity in refining and manufacturing to help the world meet surging demand for batteries, according to Tesla chair Robyn Denholm.

David Stringer & Angus Whitley

Suspension continuesAVZ ‘confident’ on unresolved Manono dispute.

AVZ Minerals says it is confident of a positive outcome in the dispute over its Manono lithium project in the Democratic Republic of Congo, despite the company extending the suspension of its shares.

Stuart McKinnon

In demandCommentsPilbara nears record for lithium cargo in latest auction

Pilbara Minerals continues to benefit from booming demand for lithium as battery makers race to secure supplies of the vital battery ingredient.

Daniel Newell

Rough startCommentsWA lithium player Tianqi tanks on debut in Hong Kong

Shares in the Chinese company plunged in Hong Kong trade following the largest share sale in the Asian financial hub this year.

Filipe Pacheco and Annie Lee

Downstream processingCommentsPremiumPlant crucial for Australia to capture battery opportunity

A new pilot plant producing high-value chemicals for electric vehicle batteries is part of a broader plan which could deliver $1 billion to the Australian economy and support 4800 jobs by 2030.

Stuart McKinnon

Working togetherCommentsVulcan shares soar on Italian collaboration

Shares in lithium brine player Vulcan Energy Resources have gone on a tear after announcing it had entered into a binding collaboration agreement with Enel Green Power.

Daniel Newell

EV investment PremiumAutomakers move upstream to lock in battery materials

Lithium players are reaping the benefits of a scramble by the world’s automakers to lock in battery materials supply to meet ambitious electric vehicle growth targets, according to a respected research firm.

Stuart McKinnon

Positive startCommentsPremiumOceana Lithium in stellar ASX debut

Brazil-focused Oceana Lithium has enjoyed a stellar debut on the ASX, highlighting ongoing interest in the battery metal amid volatile times for equity market investors.

Stuart McKinnon

Village improvementsPremiumExtra camp security part of Liontown’s project cost jump

Liontown Resources has revealed part of the cost hike in its Kathleen Valley lithium project involves extra security at its worker camp following a parliamentary report into sexual harassment in mining.

Stuart McKinnon