News Articles for Liontown Resources

In this podcast, Simone Grogan and Jack McGinn discuss Woodside's big week; Qantas hearing; Mineral Resources; De Grey; South Perth's timber tower; and plans for an ex-premier's house.

Kathleen Valley developer Liontown Resources has revealed another cost creep for its now almost $1 billion flagship lithium project being eyed by industry giants.

Hancock Prospecting has acquired another batch of Liontown Resources shares and continued to air concerns of production and cost risks surrounding the Kathleen Valley development.

In this podcast, Mark Pownall and Simone Grogan discuss lithium action, Chalice Mining, Qantas, John Carey, Tim Gurner and The Court Hotel.

Takeover target Liontown Resources has awarded its final major construction contract for its Kathleen Valley lithium project after engaging Monadelphous Group.

Gina Rinehart's private investment business owns a substantial stake in Albemarle takeover target Liontown Resources and may seek a seat at the board, a disclosure from the group has revealed.

St George Mining has jumped into a new critical minerals exploration program for lithium, rare earths and copper at its district-scale Woolgangie project within the fertile Coolgardie Mineral Field in Western Australia. The site sits adjacent to operating lithium mines and where historical drilling previously identified rare earths and copper anomalism. It will be the company's first drilling program at Woolgangie.

Liontown Resources and Albemarle have struck a non-disclosure and exclusivity agreement allowing the US lithium giant to proceed with due diligence.

In this podcast Mark Pownall and Simone Grogan discuss Lithium deals, Qantas, BGC, brewery action, IR and Perth's mayoral race.

Tom Zaunmayr and Jack McGinn discuss the growth in popularity of truffles in Western Australia.

Shares in Tim Goyder's lithium developer Liontown Resources rally after revealing intentions to accept what will be the fourth disclosed takeover proposal from Albemarle Corporation.

Liontown Resources has awarded a $1 billion underground mining services contract to Byrnecut as the market waits to hear whether it's stretched the Kathleen Valley project budget.

The Tony Ottaviano-led lithium hopeful receives a $300 million government boost for its costly Kathleen Valley development, as it weighs up options for downstream processing.

Liontown Resources has pushed ahead with a decision to sell direct shipping ore to unlock an early source of revenue for its Kathleen Valley lithium venture.

Albemarle's $120 million investment in Ken Brinsden-chaired explorer Patriot Battery Metals comes 24 hours after the explorer spruiked a maiden mineral resource.

The $12 million sale of a beachfront property at Siesta Park on Geographe Bay shows the holiday region remains a prize destination for the conversion of equity fortunes into land.

Liontown Resources has continued to ramp up activities at its Kathleen Valley venture to remain on track for first production mid-2024.

The lithium hopeful has recruited Qube Holdings to transport spodumene concentrate from Kathleen Valley to the Port of Geraldton ahead of anticipated first production in mid-2024.

Indigenous business leaders have shared their stories and set an agenda to achieve more progress in the fast-growing sector.

WA produces a diverse array of minerals, yet one commodity dominates the sector.

WA's Gascoyne region is emerging as one of the State's newest lithium hotspots with local exploration heavyweights snapping up prime locations in the hunt for valuable EV mineralisation. Delta Lithium hit the headlines last year with its Yinnetharra project and more recently, Minerals 260 crashed the party by grabbing 1700sq km of tenements near Delta's northern lithium project.

Lithium developer Liontown Resources has awarded a $240 million mining services contract for its flagship Kathleen Valley project.

The pipeline of big resources projects in WA increasingly features complex processing plants, despite a spate of large cost blowouts on projects currently under way.

Senior journalist Matt Mckenzie and Jack McGinn talk about the RBA's decision and the rising cost of living.

ASX-listed lithium developer Liontown Resources has played down media speculation of a takeover proposal superior to Albemarle's failed bid for the company in March.

Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss WA's booming critical minerals sector, plus the latest on Qantas and Activ Foundation.

Pilbara Minerals has given the tick of approval to invest a further $560 million to nearly double nameplate production at its Pilgangoora lithium project in the Pilbara.

Senior journalists Matt Mckenzie and Claire Tyrrell discuss how property developers and policymakers are navigating community opposition during the planning process.

Shares in lithium project developer Liontown Resources have jumped nearly 70 per cent after it disclosed US company Albemarle Corporation had submitted three takeover proposals.

Aspiring lithium miners face challenges and opportunities as they race to turn prospects into production.

The first open-pit blast has been fired at Liontown Resources' Kathleen Valley lithium mine after the company announced the project's $300 million cost blowout last month.

Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss the latest on Clough, John Rubino, Perth Basin battles, Liontown Resources and a reality check for renewables.

Estimated costs to deliver Liontown Resources' Kathleen Valley project have escalated to $895 million and shares in the lithium explorer have plunged by 14 per cent.

Liontown Resources is planning to operate the Kathleen Valley Lithium Project with 100 per cent renewable energy for 15 years, after signing an agreement with Zenith Energy.

Duratec and Monadelphous have both secured contracts on BHP's iron ore sites as part of a suite of new work.

Liontown Resources has announced Craig Hasson will be stepping down from his role as chief financial officer after three years with the company.

Aruma Resources' latest foray with the drill bit at its Mt Deans project in WA's Goldfields has come up trumps after latching onto more high-grade lithium and rubidium within lepidolite-rich pegmatite veins. Assay results from the first two holes in the 21-hole program returned 7m at 2.03 per cent combined lithium-oxide and rubidium-oxide.

Internationally recognised lithium expert Joe Lowry expects the price of battery quality lithium carbonate to continue its upward trajectory into 2027 before hitting highs of US$97,000 per tonne as the supply and demand curve starts to invert. Speaking at this year's Lithium Update by the Experts at Perth's Hyatt Hotel, Lowry dubbed lithium the “irreplaceable element” in the new energy transition and says the balance of power in the industry has switched from China to Australia and South America.

St George Mining has moved quickly to top up its landholding at its Mt Alexander project near Leonora following the discovery of lithium mineralisation during its maiden drill program adding an exploration licence to its portfolio and lodging an application for a prospecting licence. Both tenements are neighbouring St George's Jailbreak prospect where the company currently has an aggressive drilling program underway.

Explorer St George Mining has moved quickly on its discovery of high-grade lithium-bearing rock chip samples at the company's Mt Alexander project near Leonora, launching its first lithium-focused drill campaign at the project. The 20-hole 2,000m program's initial focus is Mt Alexander's Jailbreak prospect where high-grade lithium in outcropping pegmatites has been confirmed by the rock chip assays.