Kodal Minerals has signed a binding agreement with Ghanaian consultancy GH Geo-Consult Limited to acquire up to an 80% interest in the Asamankese Lithium Project in Ghana’s Eastern Region, adding a new exploration asset to its West African portfolio.
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission has arrested a director of Orequest over an alleged scheme to smuggle more than 720 tonnes of raw lithium ore to Mozambique using fraudulent export papers.
Sinomine Resource Group has secured an additional Zimbabwean lithium export quota as it continues building a 100,000-tonne-a-year lithium sulphate plant at its Bikita mine.
Sinomine Resource Group has been granted a further 300,000-tonne lithium concentrate export quota for its Bikita mine in Zimbabwe, on top of 200,000 tonnes allocated in April.
Chengxin Lithium has announced plans to build two lithium sulphate plants, one in Zimbabwe's Buhera district and one in Ilorin, Nigeria, with combined investment of about $476 million.
The European Commission has commissioned consultants to help Namibia draft a National Critical Raw Materials Strategy covering uranium, lithium and rare earths, as Windhoek balances competing EU and Chinese interest in its minerals.
ASX: A11Battery metalsAtlantic LithiumLithium developer listed in London, Sydney and Accra, renamed from IronRidge Resources in November 2021 to reflect its shift toward lithium exploration. Its Ewoyaa project in Ghana is on track to become the country's first lithium mine.SZSE: 002460Battery metalsGanfeng LithiumChina's largest lithium salt producer, founded in 2000 by Li Liangbin and dual-listed in Shenzhen and Hong Kong. It took full ownership of Mali's Goulamina lithium project in 2024-2025 by buying out its former partner, Leo Lithium.
LSE: KODBattery metalsKodal MineralsAIM-listed lithium developer that began production at Mali's Bougouni project in February 2025 and officially opened its Stage 1 operation in November 2025. The Malian government holds a direct stake in the project company alongside Kodal.
LSE: RIODiversifiedRio TintoBritish-Australian mining group founded in 1873 that operates as a dual-listed company across London and Melbourne. It is one of the world's largest diversified miners, producing iron ore, aluminium, copper and lithium.
