• MinRes (ASX:MIN) simplifies deal with Albemarle for Wodgina mine and Kemerton plant
  • Drill targeting work underway at Recharge Metals’ (ASX:RED) Wapistan project in Canada
  • Askari Metals (ASX:AS2) finds highly prospective ‘corridor of interest’ at the Uis project in Namibia

All your lithium news, Thursday July 20.

 

Mineral Resources (ASX:MIN) has simplified the terms of the deal signed with lithium giant Albemarle (NYSE:ALB) back in February, with the updated MARBL JV to simplify the commercial arrangements between the two companies and “ensure each has the flexibility and focus required to deliver value for their shareholders in an evolving market.”

Basically, MinRes’ share of the Wodgina lithium mine will increase to 50% and MinRes will remain the operator of the mine. Albemarle will take full ownership of the Kemerton lithium hydroxide plant, which it currently operates. 

Albemarle will pay MinRes an estimated US$380-400 million including the net consideration for MinRes’ share of Kemerton and completion adjustments at Wodgina and Kemerton. 

But under the updated agreements, MinRes will no longer invest in any Chinese conversion assets with Albemarle and will not make any payments to Albemarle for joint downstream investments. 

MinRes will enter a transitional tolling arrangement with Albemarle to convert Wodgina spodumene until 30 June 2024 to allow MinRes to continue to build its team in China. 

The company will transition to market its own share of Wodgina spodumene concentrate and lithium battery chemicals within two months of the Completion Date and has established an office and warehouse in Ningbo, China. 

MinRes said building downstream capacity in Australia remains the preference if the project economics deliver value. 

“For MinRes, we’ve unlocked value from our non-integrated Kemerton processing facility, which will provide flexibility to continue expanding our hard rock assets and developing our own integrated lithium conversion assets in Australia and abroad,” chief executive lithium Josh Thurlow said.

 

Whos’ Hot:

The day’s biggest gains

Terrain Minerals (ASX:TMX) +20%

Ardiden (ASX:ADV) +17%

Golden State Mining (ASX:GSM) +14%

 

Who’s Not:

The day’s biggest falls

Stellar Resources (ASX:SRZ) -13%

Flynn Gold (ASX:FG1) -11%

Reedy Lagoon (ASX:RLC) -11%

 

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Code Company % Today YTD% Price Market Cap
TMX Terrain Minerals 20% 0% 0.006 $5,415,997
ADV Ardiden Ltd 17% 0% 0.007 $16,130,012
GSM Golden State Mining 14% -7% 0.04 $6,688,090
IEC Intra Energy Corp 13% -44% 0.0045 $6,483,126
LRS Latin Resources Ltd 12% 318% 0.41 $955,465,579
BYH Bryah Resources Ltd 12% -26% 0.019 $5,873,590
KZR Kalamazoo Resources 11% -26% 0.155 $21,713,942
DAF Discovery Alaska Ltd 10% 3% 0.033 $7,027,041
TKM Trek Metals Ltd 10% 45% 0.11 $44,312,008
AZS Azure Minerals 9% 753% 1.92 $686,815,487
DAL Dalaroometalsltd 7% -41% 0.059 $2,382,875
1MC Morella Corporation 7% -38% 0.0075 $42,690,063
LPD Lepidico Ltd 6% 6% 0.017 $122,212,892
PNN Power Minerals Ltd 6% -33% 0.355 $24,499,985
YAR Yari Minerals Ltd 6% 6% 0.018 $8,200,083
MIN Mineral Resources. 6% -1% 76.14 $14,014,275,207
DLI Delta Lithium 6% 99% 0.945 $467,080,830
MHC Manhattan Corp Ltd 5% 82% 0.01 $27,894,648
PL3 Patagonia Lithium 5% 0% 0.205 $9,555,683
LNR Lanthanein Resources 5% 5% 0.022 $23,553,087
SRI Sipa Resources Ltd 5% -28% 0.023 $5,019,479
MNS Magnis Energy Tech 4% -68% 0.12 $128,263,121
MTM MTM Critical Metals 4% 27% 0.1 $9,316,485
TYX Tyranna Res Ltd 4% 4% 0.025 $74,554,208
RGL Riversgold 4% -57% 0.013 $11,890,768
NMT Neometals Ltd 4% -36% 0.5125 $273,606,882
LRV Larvottoresources 3% 0% 0.16 $10,424,482
LLO Lion One Metals Ltd 3% -13% 1.015 $13,329,851
TOR Torque Met 3% -6% 0.17 $15,895,611
KOB Kobaresourceslimited 3% 25% 0.175 $17,920,833
CAI Calidus Resources 3% -26% 0.2 $118,483,982
EMH European Metals Hldg 3% 27% 0.81 $98,762,273
BNR Bulletin Res Ltd 2% -40% 0.056 $16,147,511
OCN Oceanalithiumlimited 2% -13% 0.3 $15,394,833
CHR Charger Metals 2% -28% 0.32 $19,566,026
EMS Eastern Metals 2% -12% 0.065 $4,258,549
AZL Arizona Lithium Ltd 2% -46% 0.0335 $91,128,811
IGO IGO Limited 1% 11% 14.93 $11,184,845,598
LTR Liontown Resources 1% 118% 2.88 $6,276,428,420
ZNC Zenith Minerals Ltd 1% -64% 0.096 $33,476,184
WR1 Winsome Resources 1% 34% 1.65 $266,466,408
RIO Rio Tinto Limited 1% 0% 116.63 $43,064,792,986
AML Aeon Metals Ltd. 0% -37% 0.017 $18,638,811
AVZ AVZ Minerals Ltd 0% 0% 0.78 $2,752,409,203
ESS Essential Metals Ltd 0% 55% 0.505 $135,774,283
INR Ioneer Ltd 0% -13% 0.33 $696,106,221
JRL Jindalee Resources 0% 1% 1.905 $109,306,930
LIT Lithium Australia 0% -24% 0.034 $41,520,517
LPI Lithium Pwr Int Ltd 0% -31% 0.305 $191,917,456
MLS Metals Australia 0% -26% 0.033 $20,593,194
TKL Traka Resources 0% 25% 0.01 $8,713,293
GL1 Globallith 0% -6% 1.73 $449,442,234
BMM Balkanminingandmin 0% -42% 0.19 $11,603,683
ARN Aldoro Resources 0% -13% 0.14 $18,819,324
AAJ Aruma Resources Ltd 0% -15% 0.045 $8,829,083
AX8 Accelerate Resources 0% -9% 0.021 $7,971,637
FRS Forrestaniaresources 0% -18% 0.115 $10,709,077
MMC Mitremining 0% 7% 0.3 $11,470,530
RAG Ragnar Metals Ltd 0% 101% 0.023 $8,721,252
CTN Catalina Resources 0% -60% 0.004 $4,953,948
TEM Tempest Minerals 0% -35% 0.015 $7,602,325
WML Woomera Mining Ltd 0% -32% 0.013 $12,430,529
CRR Critical Resources 0% 23% 0.053 $84,522,008
KGD Kula Gold Limited 0% -32% 0.017 $6,344,603
QXR Qx Resources Limited 0% -45% 0.023 $20,627,833
AZI Altamin Limited 0% 0% 0.08 $31,337,340
ENT Enterprise Metals 0% -50% 0.005 $3,747,355
KAI Kairos Minerals Ltd 0% 10% 0.023 $50,234,150
AVW Avira Resources Ltd 0% -17% 0.0025 $5,334,475
A8G Australasian Metals 0% -16% 0.16 $8,339,279
LSR Lodestar Minerals 0% 40% 0.007 $12,903,781
VKA Viking Mines Ltd 0% 20% 0.012 $12,303,101
RAS Ragusa Minerals Ltd 0% -45% 0.063 $8,983,724
EPM Eclipse Metals 0% 38% 0.022 $44,617,315
EVR Ev Resources Ltd 0% -7% 0.013 $12,167,793
THR Thor Energy PLC 0% -33% 0.004 $5,837,166
LLI Loyal Lithium Ltd 0% 8% 0.32 $19,996,800
LRD Lordresourceslimited 0% -46% 0.091 $3,379,023
WMC Wiluna Mining Corp 0% 0% 0.205 $74,238,031
AUN Aurumin 0% -57% 0.026 $7,645,030
ALY Alchemy Resource Ltd 0% -35% 0.015 $17,671,144
LIS Lisenergylimited 0% -13% 0.28 $46,455,972
GW1 Greenwing Resources 0% -20% 0.22 $32,980,151
TUL Tulla Resources 0% -100% 0 $118,262,971
LLL Leolithiumlimited 0% 135% 1.14 $1,125,447,873
A11 Atlantic Lithium 0% -23% 0.475 $289,389,789
VSR Voltaic Strategic 0% 70% 0.04 $14,778,310
SGQ St George Min Ltd 0% -40% 0.041 $34,460,933
BUR Burleyminerals 0% -23% 0.17 $17,220,449
RMX Red Mount Min Ltd 0% 0% 0.005 $11,359,255
LM1 Leeuwin Metals Ltd 0% 0% 0.36 $16,122,600
ENT Enterprise Metals 0% -50% 0.005 $3,747,355
FIN FIN Resources Ltd 0% -21% 0.015 $9,315,530
XTC Xantippe Res Ltd 0% -60% 0.002 $22,960,199
LRD Lordresourceslimited 0% -46% 0.091 $3,379,023
SBR Sabre Resources 0% -5% 0.036 $10,493,503
ICL Iceni Gold 0% 44% 0.115 $23,985,714
MHK Metalhawk. 0% -21% 0.13 $8,849,077
BM8 Battery Age Minerals 0% -8% 0.46 $34,140,355
L1M Lightning Minerals 0% 12% 0.185 $7,255,367
AKE Allkem Limited 0% 47% 16.48 $10,514,981,838
PLS Pilbara Min Ltd 0% 36% 5.115 $15,380,701,778
IR1 Irismetals 0% 22% 1.415 $113,216,600
WES Wesfarmers Limited 0% 7% 49.06 $55,849,127,128
VUL Vulcan Energy 0% -26% 4.68 $786,475,915
CXO Core Lithium -1% -11% 0.9125 $1,709,835,450
LKE Lake Resources -1% -66% 0.2725 $391,172,294
TMB Tambourahmetals -1% 88% 0.1975 $8,453,841
TMB Tambourahmetals -1% 88% 0.1975 $8,453,841
MM1 Midasmineralsltd -1% 90% 0.38 $28,278,024
SCN Scorpion Minerals -1% 3% 0.072 $25,236,552
SYA Sayona Mining Ltd -1% -7% 0.1775 $1,807,044,844
EG1 Evergreenlithium -1% 0% 0.335 $19,118,200
ASN Anson Resources Ltd -2% -15% 0.1575 $203,283,770
ANX Anax Metals Ltd -2% 17% 0.062 $25,791,874
DRE Dreadnought Resources Ltd -2% -44% 0.059 $199,663,693
NIS Nickelsearch -2% -63% 0.059 $5,715,622
LPM Lithium Plus -2% -20% 0.295 $19,796,460
DYM Dynamicmetalslimited -2% 0% 0.28 $9,975,000
PMT Patriotbatterymetals -2% 106% 1.545 $535,948,466
EUR European Lithium Ltd -2% 20% 0.089 $126,875,765
GT1 Greentechnology -2% -19% 0.665 $144,824,716
PLL Piedmont Lithium Inc -2% 36% 0.88 $344,567,250
M2R Miramar -2% -42% 0.044 $4,159,755
QPM Queensland Pacific -2% -2% 0.1075 $192,098,271
ZEO Zeotech Limited -2% -11% 0.042 $73,354,692
AGY Argosy Minerals Ltd -3% -32% 0.39 $561,762,999
MQR Marquee Resource Ltd -3% 5% 0.039 $13,228,300
KTA Krakatoa Resources -3% -18% 0.036 $13,444,934
EMC Everest Metals Corp -3% 122% 0.175 $23,297,960
EMC Everest Metals Corp -3% 122% 0.175 $23,297,960
GLN Galan Lithium Ltd -3% -21% 0.84 $291,431,825
IMI Infinitymining -3% -42% 0.16 $12,618,923
TON Triton Min Ltd -3% -14% 0.031 $49,963,379
NWM Norwest Minerals -3% 15% 0.062 $17,768,609
WC8 Wildcat Resources -3% 546% 0.155 $106,491,456
REC Rechargemetals -3% 130% 0.31 $33,787,032
NKL Nickelxltd -3% -24% 0.061 $5,445,423
MRR Minrex Resources Ltd -3% -53% 0.015 $16,815,446
CY5 Cygnus Metals Ltd -3% -21% 0.3 $69,213,866
FTL Firetail Resources -3% -45% 0.088 $8,758,750
PSC Prospect Res Ltd -4% 8% 0.13 $62,405,027
PAM Pan Asia Metals -4% -41% 0.24 $38,816,576
VMC Venus Metals Cor Ltd -4% 53% 0.12 $23,716,085
FBM Future Battery -4% 117% 0.115 $51,341,416
EFE Eastern Resources -4% -62% 0.011 $14,282,384
NVA Nova Minerals Ltd -4% -53% 0.32 $70,648,137
MAN Mandrake Res Ltd -5% 3% 0.041 $25,746,677
CMD Cassius Mining Ltd -5% 90% 0.038 $19,869,128
PAT Patriot Lithium -5% 0% 0.265 $17,188,501
LEL Lithenergy -6% -5% 0.73 $79,832,750
G88 Golden Mile Res Ltd -6% 136% 0.048 $16,798,865
SLM Solismineralsltd -7% 727% 0.62 $41,902,530
PGD Peregrine Gold -7% -31% 0.265 $15,989,244
STM Sunstone Metals Ltd -7% -32% 0.025 $83,213,592
AS2 Askarimetalslimited -8% -36% 0.28 $20,852,988
INF Infinity Lithium -8% -8% 0.11 $55,511,051
AM7 Arcadia Minerals -8% -46% 0.11 $11,286,012
IPT Impact Minerals -9% 129% 0.016 $49,782,318
MXR Maximus Resources -9% -20% 0.032 $11,166,952
WCN White Cliff Min Ltd -9% -29% 0.01 $13,506,371
AOA Ausmon Resorces -10% -36% 0.0045 $4,846,447
DTM Dart Mining NL -11% -38% 0.034 $6,546,915
RLC Reedy Lagoon Corp. -11% -20% 0.008 $5,100,476
FG1 Flynngold -11% -45% 0.055 $8,425,536
SRZ Stellar Resources -13% 0% 0.013 $15,089,464
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Who else has news out?

Recharge Metals (ASX:REC)

Recharge has started exploration targeting designed to delineate outcropping pegmatites and potential pegmatite-bearing structures at its Wapistan lithium project in Quebec’s James Bay region.

The program will compile available data such as high-resolution satellite imagery and open file geophysical data to integrate with the historical datasets to enable compilation and ranking of targets at the project, which is located just 10km east of Q2 Metal’s Mia project and Ophir Gold’s Radis project.

Recent exploration at these third party projects have confirmed the presence of spodumene-hosted lithium mineralisation – including grab sampling returning assays averaging 2.65% Li2O at Mia – in the Yasinski Greenstone Belt, which also runs through Wapistan.

Targets generated by the program will be tested by in the company’s upcoming field work campaign.

 

Askari Metals (ASX:AS2)

The company has discovered a highly prospective ‘corridor of interest’ following a recent reassessment of project data at the Uis project in Namibia. 

Undrilled LCT pegmatites with visible lithium mineralisation have been observed in the field and planning is now underway to focus exploration efforts on the new area.

“Going forward, we will embark on a more traditional and systematic exploration strategy focused on this zone, which will allow us to generate high confidence targets which we will aim to drill test and fast track,” chief exploration and project manager (Africa), Cliff Fitzhenry said.

“The company looks forward to updating our shareholders as we continue our exploration activities, which will give us the best possible chance of unlocking the lithium potential of the Uis lithium project.” 

 

Lithium Plus Minerals (ASX:LPM)

LPM has flagged high-grade mineralised pegmatite extensions at the Bynoe project after receiving assays from Phase 3 diamond drilling at the Lei prospect.

Notable intersections include 40m at 1.64% Li2O from 445.0m, and 39m at 1.39% Li2O from 552.0m.

“These assay results significantly extend the primary Lei pegmatite a further 200m at depth, with consistent, high-grade spodumene mineralisation confirmed throughout,” executive chairman Dr Bin Guo said.

“Given these strong results, we have commenced planning for resource definition drilling at the Lei prospect and remain confident in the strong potential to delineate a maiden high-grade lithium resource during 2023.” 

 

Power Minerals (ASX:PNN)

Drilling has intersected a zone of 600 metres of lithium-in-brine at the Rincon salar, at the company’s Salta project, in Argentina.

This is the first time that an aquifer depth of 600m has been reached in the Rincon salar as a whole (basement not reached).

A total of 25 packer tests were taken with all successful in providing a brine sample with grades up to 343mg/L lithium returned.

The company says the thickness and depth of the current hole confirm the major JORC mineral resource expansion potential at Rincon, with the results to feed into a Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA) which is currently underway for the project.

 

 

 

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