Liontown enters Argentina with lithium brine deal

By Samantha Bawden

Tuesday, 1 September 2026

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Liontown (ASX: LTR) has moved to extend its footprint beyond Australia by signing a binding agreement with NEXT Lithium to earn up to a 100% interest in the Centenario lithium brine exploration project in Argentina.

The MOU supports Metallium’s plan to develop a national network of e-waste processing facilities, strategically located near major e-waste collection hubs, rapidly expanding U.S. data centre industrial parks and regional industrial corridors with strong logistics and waste generation.

Lynas becomes world-first outside of China

Lynas becomes world-first outside of China

Lynas become world first outside of China Lynas Rare Earths (ASX: LYC) has commercially produced separated heavy rare earths following its successful production of dysprosium oxide at its Malaysia plant. This makes the company the only global producer of the products outside of China. Dysprosium is critical to the production of high-performance magnets used in electric vehicles and wind turbines. Production of the strategic mineral has been affected by China’s recent export restrictions. Lynas, based in Perth, WA, confirmed the successful production of its first batch of the mineral on Friday. The company currently sources the ore for its...

Copper overtakes iron ore as BHP’s breadwinner as China talks stall

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Copper overtakes iron ore as BHP’s breadwinner as China talks stall

BHP (ASX: BHP) is cashing in on the global clean energy transition with copper overtaking iron ore as the company’s biggest earner for the first time ever.

Off the Record: Can Australia have its yellowcake and eat it too?

Off the Record: Can Australia have its yellowcake and eat it too?

The India uranium deal raises difficult questions about Australia's commitment to nuclear non-proliferation and the message it sends at a time when global tensions are escalating.

Next-gen AI mineral exploration

Next-gen AI mineral exploration

Next-gen AI mineral exploration Fleet Space has announced a series of partnerships to develop advanced quantum sensors to fuel the growth of AI-powered mineral exploration. The collaboration with mDetect, Nomad Atomics and DeteQ, will advance acquisition and processing speed of geophysical datasets to build an innovation path for muon tomography to become a valuable input for enhancing the geological predictions of modern AI systems. As part of the company’s expansion of its vertically integrated ExoSphere platform, Fleet Space is also partnering with Stanford’s Mineral-X and MIT’s...