Tesla secures 5-year lithium supply from Liontown
Australia's Liontown Resources will provide the EV giant with more 100,000 tonnes of lithium spodumene concentrate a year, starting in 2024.
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Britishvolt secures $54 million from Glencore for UK gigafactory
Glencore's backing is part of the battery plant developer’s £200 million Series C fundraising led by Bank of America.
Glencore earmarks $1.5 billion for probes amid record profit
The world’s biggest commodity trader expects long-running corruption investigations in the US and the UK to be resolved this year.
Iamgold appoints independent directors, new chair to board
The gold miner has reached a deal with an investor seeking changes at the top.
Serbians stage tent protest in push for nationwide lithium mining ban
Activists have pledged to camp outside the presidential building until a permanent halt to lithium exploration and mining is ordered.
Gates, Bezos-backed firm gets cash injection to find battery metals
KoBold Metals, which uses AI to create a “Google Maps” of the Earth’s crust, raised $192.5 million in its latest financing round.
Centerra Gold, Kyrgyzstan close to Kumtor out-of-court deal
Prime Minister Akylbek Japarov said the government was in the final stages of settling its dispute with Centerra over the massive gold mine.
Alrosa adjusts sales schedule to ease supply shortage
The move will allow buyers to get their hands on rough diamonds sooner than planned, helping ease current undersupply.
Anglo American switches on new Aquila met coal mine
The milestone marks Aquila’s final stages of construction and commissioning, on schedule and within the budgeted $226 million.
How 2026 will reshape the US critical mineral resilience
Emerging federal activity shows two key themes: growing support for high-risk minerals and renewed focus on domestic processing technologies.
