The plots are located near BYD's new factory project in north-east Brazil, close to US-listed miner Atlas Lithium's holdings.

Chinese electric carmaker BYDacquired mineral rights for two plots of land in a lithium-rich part of Brazil in 2023, entering the mining business in its biggest market outside of China, according to ...

Global mining major Rio Tinto has secured all necessary regulatory approvals to proceed with its $6.7-billion acquisition of ...

Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso no longer orient themselves towards France or Western business interests. As demand for raw materials grows, this pivot may have significant consequences for Europe’s ...

Russia wants to command 10% of the global lithium market by mining untapped reserves — but its flagship project Polar Lithium ...

Ganfeng is one of the world's biggest producers of the white metal that is mainly used to make rechargeable batteries.

The United States must rethink lithium geopolitics in 2025 amid rising competition from China and Russia in Latin America's ...