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But that hinges on a lengthy multi-agency review of the merger and lithium reclassification, and a rejection would scrap the plan entirely.",[722],{"type":578,"attrs":723},{"color":580},{"type":570,"attrs":725,"content":726},{"textAlign":49},[727],{"type":728},"hard_break","Yongxing and Canmax have announced plans to merge two adjacent lepidolite mines in Jiangxi, China's largest lithium-mica hub, in a deal Benchmark expects to delay fresh lithium supply in the near term even as it unlocks substantial output over the longer term.\n\nUnder the deal, Canmax subsidiary Yichun Shengyuan Lithium will inject its Jinzifeng mine, valued at RMB 2.7 billion (~$396 million), into Yongxing's Huaqiao Mining in exchange for a 50% stake, with both parties then applying for a single unified mining right designed for 18 million tonnes of ore per year.",[731,740],{"slug":732,"name":733,"content":734},"cameron-perks","Cameron Perks",{"job_title":735,"image":736,"bio":738,"linkedin":739,"markets_covered":8},"Product Director - Lithium",{"filename":737},"https://a.storyblok.com/f/287943243085208/512x512/5504398139/cam-perks.png","Dr Cameron Perks is a leading global lithium expert and currently serves as Product Director for Lithium at Benchmark Mineral Intelligence. With over a decade of experience in opaque mineral markets, he has led market strategy, pricing analysis, and bespoke consulting for clients ranging from junior explorers to OEMs and institutional investors. He was previously a consultant at TZMI, a geologist with the Geological Survey of NSW, and holds a PhD in Environmental Engineering.","https://www.linkedin.com/in/cameronperks/",{"slug":741,"name":742,"content":743},"zoey-zuo","Zoey Zuo",{"job_title":744,"image":745,"bio":747,"linkedin":748,"markets_covered":8},"Senior Analyst - Lithium ",{"filename":746},"https://a.storyblok.com/f/287943243085208/852x854/1135fe200d/zoe-z.png","Zoey is a Senior Analyst at Benchmark Mineral Intelligence in China, leading its China lithium research. She has extensive experience in lithium mine projects, contributing to Benchmark’s lithium cost, supply-demand and price forecast models. Previously, has participated in investment and financing projects for lithium mining ventures. She led lithium market analysis collaborate with Chinese universities on joint lithium research projects  when she's in Lithium Research Institute.","https://www.linkedin.com/in/zoey-zuo-615637151/","article","What does Jinzifeng–Huashan merger mean Jiangxi lithium supply?",[752,755,758],{"slug":753,"name":754},"critical-minerals","Critical Minerals",{"slug":756,"name":757},"raw-materials","Raw Materials",{"slug":759,"name":8},"lithium","private",{"id":49,"alt":49,"name":623,"focus":49,"title":49,"source":49,"filename":623,"copyright":49,"fieldtype":762,"meta_data":763},"asset",{},{"id":765,"alt":623,"name":623,"focus":623,"title":623,"source":623,"filename":766,"copyright":623,"fieldtype":762,"meta_data":767,"is_external_url":50},191255378945076,"https://a.storyblok.com/f/287943243085208/5616x3744/e7f5d9dd43/lepidolite-lithium-mica.jpeg",{},"Yongxing and Canmax have announced plans to merge two adjacent lepidolite mines in Jiangxi, China's largest lithium-mica hub, in a deal Benchmark expects to delay fresh lithium supply in the near term even as it unlocks substantial output longer term.","Jun 25, 2026","25th June 2026",[],[],1782404250464]