May 29, 2024 Indonesia buying record amounts of Philippine nickel ore due to quota delays Delays by Jakarta in issuing mining quotas and heavy rains have hurt local supply.
May 29, 2024 Lithium in Marcellus shale gas wells could potentially meet part of US demand If it could be extracted with complete efficiency, lithium from the wastewater of Marcellus shale gas wells could supply up to 40% of the United States demand.
May 28, 2024 Winsome boosts Adina lithium resource in Quebec by 33% The indicated category contains 61.4 million tonnes grading 1.14% Li2O.
May 28, 2024 Firebird receives first key permit for Chinese manganese sulphate plant Construction of the plant is projected to take approximately 12-15 months, with start of operations targeted for late 2025.
May 28, 2024 Post-Covid, China is back in Africa and doubling down on minerals Chinese investment in Africa increased 114% last year.
May 28, 2024 EU, Australia sign critical minerals pact to diversify supply chains Ministers in Canberra and Brussels signed an MOU on Tuesday, which will be followed by the joint development of “concrete actions” over the next six months.
May 27, 2024 Arizona Lithium starts production drilling at Prairie project in Saskatchewan The start of drilling marks the launch of Canada's first commercial lithium production plant, the miner said.
May 27, 2024 Arafura Rare Earths secures up to $300 million in finance from Canada The company already has supply agreements with Hyundai, Kia and Siemens Gamesa.
May 27, 2024 New technique allows recycling components of solid-state batteries over and over again Researchers have successfully applied cold sintering to the solid and liquid electrolyte components of solid-state batteries to recycle them.
May 26, 2024 Electric mining vehicle industry’s value to reach $23 billion by 2044 – report A new IDTechEx report notes that large EV batteries and innovative fast-charging methods are driving the adoption of electric and autonomous mining vehicles.
Copper price tops $12,000 for first time on tariffs, supply woes Copper prices exceed $12,000 a tonne for the first time on record due to mine disruptions and tariffs, despite weak demand in China. December 23, 2025 | 05:39 am
