March 22, 2024 Volta Metals to dig deep into fresh lithium discoveries The Canadian explorer has launched a structural targeting study at is Falcon West lithium property in Ontario.
March 22, 2024 Seabed mining regulator meets as critical minerals drive heats up A marine scientist has emerged as a new candidate to lead the International Seabed Authority.
March 22, 2024 India’s NMDC looking at lithium assets in Africa and Australia In June last year, NMDC's unit Legacy Iron Ore signed a lithium exploration pact with Australia's Hancock Prospecting.
March 21, 2024 SQM doubles down on lithium boom as peers go on the defensive On the edge of Chile’s Atacama Desert, one of the world’s biggest lithium refineries is about to get a lot bigger.
March 21, 2024 EU to keep tabs on Norway deep sea mining efforts Norway is one of the first countries to formally authorize seabed mining activities in its waters after its parliament backed plans in January to prospect for minerals.
March 21, 2024 Global nickel market sees 13,400t surplus in January – INSG The nickel market surplus widened last year to 238,800 tonnes from 103,900 tonnes in 2022.
March 21, 2024 Brewer’s yeast helps recover metals from e-waste Researchers have found a way of selectively capturing metals from a waste stream using spent brewer's yeast.
March 21, 2024 France sets end March deadline for New Caledonia nickel deal Under the proposed deal, the French state would subsidize energy prices alongside local authorities up to 200 million euros a year.
March 20, 2024 CleanTech Lithium’s pilot plant in Chile starts operations The first production of eluate was completed in the past week, and it will be shipped to North America.
March 19, 2024 Sigma Lithium receives letter of arbitration from LG Energy Solution LG Energy alleges that Sigma is in breach of certain provisions in connection to a lithium supply agreement entered in 2021.
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
