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Mineral Exploration: The Union Ministry of Mines announced on Friday that it will directly sanction exploration projects to notified private exploration agencies (NPEAs) for critical and deep-seated minerals, so as to give impetus to exploration of such crucial minerals.

The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor, has confirmed that the President of the Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC), Ben Nunoo Mensah, is the beneficiary owner of the 4.4 percent shareholding in Barari DV Ghana Ltd, a subsidiary of Atlantic Lithium Limited.

Lithium: The announcement, which refers to an "eventual alliance" between the two companies, signals movement in Codelcos efforts to reach an agreement with Santiago-based SQM to form a new state-controlled public-private partnership.

Livent is investing in a subsidiary of privately held EnergySource Minerals, which is a direct lithium extraction company that develops projects in Californias Salton Sea. Livent will have the right to license ILiAD technology for deployment at its lithium brine resource in Argentina, the companies said, adding that commercial utilization could begin as early as 2025.

Lithium Stock News: Moonbound Mining (CSE: MML) Announces Letter of Intent to Review African Lithium Project

Battery demand could increase eight-fold by 2030, according to Rocky Mountain Institute report

Arkle Resources has secured two exploration licences for lithium brine prospecting in the expansive Makgadikgadi Salt Pans of northeast Botswana, it announced on Friday.

Engineers at the University of Sheffield have unveiled a novel method for assessing the internal structure and health of lithium-ion batteries.

Mining Stock News: Li3 Lithium (TSXV: LILI) Shifts Focus to its 100%-Owned Northern Lights Copper Project Located in Nevada in Close Proximity to Nevada Coppers Producing Mine

Bolivia, home to some of the worlds biggest lithium reserves, signed a USD 450 million deal Wednesday with Russian state firm Uranium One Group to produce the key battery and electric vehicle components. Uranium One Group was one of seven firms vying for the contract under a tender launched last year by Bolivias state-run lithium firm, YLB. YLB chief executive Karla Calderon said the pilot plant would produce 1,000 tonnes of battery-grade lithium carbonate in its first year, before eventually sc...