SMM

Australian mining company Core Lithium announced on December 22 that it has initiated a strategic review in response to the significant downturn in the lithium market, with spodumene concentrate prices dropping over 80% year to date.
Core Lithium is the operator of the Finniss Lithium Project, the only lithium mine in the Northern Territory. Despite plant performance has been improved over the past ten months, it is exploring cost-cutting and productivity-enhancing measures, including potentially curtailing operations temporarily and trimming exploration. The company states that another shipment of spodumene concentrate is due to be made in December while “future sales of the fines material will be subject to market conditions”.
The announcement highlights the company’s commitment to ensure long-term operational sustainability and reflects a broader trend in the current lithium industry, where companies are adapting to market volatility through discretionary spendings and even strategic merger and acquisition.