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New High-grade Lithium Drill Results within 20km of Grants
Progress Report
- Nov 6, 2024
- 12 pages
April 2024
Fears for 150 jobs as miner calls in administrators
Korda Mentha will try to sell the Abra lead and silver mine, raising doubts over the future of ASX-listed Galena Mining.
- Peter Ker
March 2024
Lithium hopeful Liontown in $550m loan from banks, taxpayers
The new agreement will ease concerns over Liontown Resources after January’s spectacular loan withdrawal.
- Peter Ker
Core Lithium boss exits as losses, impairments mount
Core Lithium’s Gareth Manderson and a second independent director have quit the loss-making miner as a restart of its NT mine looks unlikely.
- Peter Ker
January 2024
Prices for Australian lithium have further to fall
The commodity price forecaster that spooked the big four banks out of a landmark lithium loan says Chinese miners will flourish and drive down lithium prices.
- Peter Ker
- Updated
- Critical minerals
Albemarle, BHP hit by collapse in battery mineral prices
The collapse in prices for battery minerals has forced the US lithium giant to cut a West Australian project. BHP warned its nickel division would not be immune.
- Updated
- Peter Ker and Tom Rabe
The eight mines most at risk of closure amid a battery metals slump
The boom in battery metal prices has turned to bust, prompting closure of high-cost Australian lithium and nickel operations. Could these be the next to shut?
- Peter Ker
December 2023
Lithium price rout starts to hurt as Core suspends new mine build
Shares in the explorer fell almost 20 per cent on Friday after the company said it would halt early work on its Northern Territory project.
- Peter Ker, Elouise Fowler and Brad Thompson
Ban short-selling in the ‘national interest’, Chalice boss pleads
Hedge funds targeting pre-revenue companies holds back Australia’s objectives in critical minerals, according to aspirant Chalice.
- Updated
- Peter Ker
July 2023
Core Lithium short sellers hit jackpot on volume delays
Shares in Core Lithium have slumped to a 17-month low after the company revealed lithium volumes in 2025 may be barely half analyst expectations
- Peter Ker
April 2023
The lithium miner that knocked back Tesla
Core Lithium boss Gareth Manderson is playing the long game at a company targeted by short-sellers. That means bargaining hard with the electric vehicle giant.
- Peter Ker
April 2022
South32 sees no relief from cost pressures
South32 boss Graham Kerr says there’s still room for optimism toward commodities even as war in Ukraine and Chinese lockdowns present short-term challenges.
- Peter Ker
February 2022
Once bitten, Australian lithium miners will be twice shy on supply
Having spoilt their own party with too much supply too quickly during the last lithium boom, will Australian miners be more judicious this time?
- Peter Ker
September 2021
Lithium boom sparks new mine build
A new Australian lithium mine hopes to be exporting from Darwin within 15 months as prices for the battery mineral surge.
- Peter Ker