Africa’s mining sector faces ongoing challenges in 2024, including political uncertainty, infrastructure issues, and safety concerns.

Researchers from the School of Engineering & Applied Sciences published a study assessing the viability of an alternative ...

Chinese electric carmaker BYD acquired mineral rights for two plots of land in a lithium-rich part of Brazil in 2023, ...

The processing testing program ("Program") implemented ARi's proprietary adsorption-based technology for Direct Lithium Extraction ("DLE") and was accomplished in conjunction with ARi's Twin Falls ...

This method achieves an extraction rate of 92.2%, comparable to traditional techniques, while significantly reducing energy costs and CO₂ emissions. It paves the way for more sustainable and faster ...

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has committed to a $1.4 billion loan for a project that will use an emerging technology to separate lithium from geothermal brines in California. The agency says ...

Weardale Lithium has received permission from to build what would be the UK’s largest lithium extraction facility in the North East. The company is backed by London-based advisory and brokerage ...

Plans to build the UK’s largest lithium extraction facility in County Durham have been unanimously approved. The company behind the pilot scheme in Weardale say it could be used to supply ...

DLE is described as a faster, more efficient and more environmentally friendly process of extracting lithium, compared with traditional methods which are slow, use excess water and cause habitat ...

UK-based natural resources development company Weardale Lithium has received planning approval from Durham County Council to ...