Lithium Stocks Bounce as SQM Gains 1.4% Despite China Price Slide
Lithium stocks bounced on Tuesday as SQM rose 1.41% to US$66.08, even as China’s lithium carbonate futures fell 1.69% and...
September 30, 2026Topic
Battery Metals
Australian Miner Moves to Restart Lithium Search in Côte d’Ivoire
Côte d’Ivoire has no lithium mine yet. An Australian miner paid about US$70,000 for an option on the Atex project,...
September 30, 2026
Lithium Stocks Fall as Yields Rise: Albemarle Down 2.1%, SQM 2.6%
Lithium equities fall as US yields rise: the LIT ETF lost 1.07%, Albemarle 2.13% and SQM 2.59% on Monday, with...
September 29, 2026
Blencowe Chief Executive Quits Over Share Dealing at Uganda’s First Graphite Mine
Blencowe Resources lost its chief executive over share-dealing disclosures while its Orom-Cross graphite mine in Uganda still needs US$170 million.
September 17, 2026
Ghana China Mining Partnerships: Accra Pushes Value Addition in Tianjin
Ghana pressed Chinese investors at Tianjin's China Mining Conference to back refining, iron ore and critical minerals and keep more...
September 11, 2026
Global Goods Trade Hits US$13.7 Trillion on Higher Prices
Global goods trade reached US$13.7 trillion in the first half of 2026, up 12.5%, but UNCTAD says higher prices drove...
August 17, 2026
DR Congo Bans Copper and Cobalt Concentrate Exports, Lifting the Copper Price
A DR Congo cobalt export order seen by Reuters also bans copper concentrates outright, sending LME copper to its highest...
August 7, 2026
Brazil’s Development Bank Backs the Piauí Nickel Project With $19 Million
Brazil's development bank approved one hundred million reais for the Piauí nickel project, its first state backing for the battery-metals...
July 14, 2026