The Greenbushes lithium mine in the state's South West generated a $624 million profit for its three joint venture owners, a far cry from its bumper $6 billion profit two years ago.
Outages at a Kwinana lithium refinery are hampering IGO's ability to make the most of recovering battery metal prices as production climbs from the Greenbushes mine.
Lithium producer IGO has conceded it “sees the world differently” to its joint venture partner at the troubled Kwinana hydroxide refinery, Tianqi Lithium.
Liontown Resources has posted a $193 million loss in its first set of full-year results since bringing its Kathleen Valley lithium mine into production.
The Tianqi Lithium and IGO joint venture behind the underperforming Kwinana lithium refinery has poured further funds into the asset after awarding a $4 million contract.
Local lithium stocks closed with double-digit declines on the local bourse, following reports that CATL is restarting its globally significant lithium mine in China
IGO has swung to a loss of more than $950 million in a set of “disappointing” full-year financials after slashing the value of its share of the Kwinana lithium refinery to zero.
Tianqi Lithium chief Frank Ha says he's open to acquiring IGO's stake in the flailing Kwinana lithium refinery and has no plans of shutting down the underperforming asset.
NRW subsidiary Primero Group is suing Tianqi Lithium Kwinana over outstanding payments in relation to works at its $1.2 billion lithium hydroxide refinery.
The 'underperforming' Kwinana lithium hydroxide refinery continues to strain joint venture owners IGO and China's Tianqi Lithium, while the Greenbushes mine churns out cash.
Greenbushes may have clung on to an annual profit in FY24, but a subdued spodumene market led to a sharp downturn in mine operator Talison's latest financials.
IGO and joint venture partner Tianqi have called tools down on work and activities on the expansion of the troubled lithium hydroxide plant in Kwinana ahead of a forewarned write-down on the asset.
BGC has started construction on tens of millions of dollars' worth of infrastructure in a bid to start producing “green cement” after inking a deal with a lithium heavyweight.
The state government has committed up to $150 million to help the lithium industry but it comes months after several miners already scaled back their operations amid an unstable market.
Draft eligibility guidelines for the government's $13 billion critical minerals downstream production tax credits have opened the door for Chinese-owned producers.
From the outset it was clear Chinese Premier Li Qiang and Australia Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's visit to Perth was going to be colourful, if not particularly newsworthy.
Chinese Premier Li Qiang will visit Tianqi's lithium hydroxide refinery in the Kwinana industrial area next week, as part of the first visit to Australia by a Chinese premier since 2017.
Western Australia will lose its shine as a critical minerals jurisdiction if efforts aren't made to keep up with global trends, according to the head of Tianqi Lithium Energy Australia.
WA Premier Roger Cook believes the state has only “just scratched the surface” of its renewables potential as he outlines his vision for WA to become a global green energy superpower.
Talison Lithium will lead a study into reopening the Greenbushes rail line in a move that would take trucks off the South West Highway but may create new disruption for motorists.
Leading lithium producer Albemarle Corporation has expanded its footprint in the South West after acquiring a neighboring Greenbushes tenement under a $30 million deal.
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.
Jordan Murray speaks with senior journalist Matt Mckenzie about how troubles facing Modco Residential highlight broader issues facing the building industry.
Essential Metals shareholders have rejected a takeover bid by a joint venture between Tianqi Lithium and IGO, days after Mineral Resources became a substantial holder.
Mineral Resources has taken up a substantial stake in ASX-listed Essential Metals, a lithium explorer currently in the crosshairs of Tianqi Lithium and IGO.
A 30-hectare site in Kwinana has been earmarked for what is billed to be the first-of-its-kind battery materials facility in Australia, spearheaded by ASX-listed IGO and Andrew Forrest's Wyloo Metals.
Newly listed exploration company Patriot Lithium has announced the appointment of its inaugural chief executive after two months trading on the market.
Boosted lithium production underpinned a stellar fiscal half-year for IGO, but plans to expand its lithium refinery in Kwinana have run into higher costs and delays on a final investment decision.
Matt Mckenzie reads the latest news about the state's gas supply crunch, Julian Walter's big Kojonup property deal, Tianqi Lithium, and Fortescue Metals Group.
A joint venture between Tianqi Lithium and IGO has acquired an early-stage growth opportunity by striking a deal to purchase ASX-listed explorer Essential Metals.
The recently released Federal Budget has highlighted the importance of the mining and resources industry to the Australian economy with a particular focus on the critical minerals sector. One of the most important commodities to the current market is lithium due to the importance of the metal to the electric vehicle and battery sector.
IGO has substantially increased the scope and cost of its Cosmos nickel project while also reporting commissioning delays at the Kwinana lithium refinery.
Business News has updated its listing of WA's biggest resources projects to incorporate a spate of new developments and analysed which projects are next.
Mineral Resources has told analysts it can build a lithium refinery in the Pilbara at a much cheaper price than equivalent refineries in WA's South West.
Tianqi Lithium and IGO have marked first production of battery-grade product from their Kwinana refinery, bringing the operation closer to full scale output.
