February 19, 2024

US moves to restore stockpiling ‘panic button’ in EV metals fight with China

A 60% slump in cobalt prices over the last two years has exposed the fragility in Washington’s efforts to bolster supplies of critical minerals.

February 19, 2024

Nickel woes worsen for Glencore-backed miner as budget jumps 87%

Horizonte Minerals is warning that it needs a whole new financing package to restart its nickel project in northern Brazil.

February 19, 2024

Deep-sea mining may be inevitable, says UN regulator

Deep sea mining is likely just a matter of time, according to the head of the International Seabed Authority.

February 19, 2024

Australian lithium stocks rally on speculation of China mine closure

Australian lithium stocks rallied on speculation that CATL had closed its Jianxiawo mine.

February 18, 2024

French recycling plant on fire housing 900 tonnes of lithium batteries

The fire broke out on Saturday in a warehouse owned by French recycling group SNAM in Viviez, north of Toulouse.

February 18, 2024

Optimism for metals clashes with reality for juniors ahead of PDAC

Increasing funding for battery metal and uranium projects versus gold brings home the global energy transition but big financing deals for pre-production companies have almost disappeared.

February 17, 2024

Western Australia offers royalty relief to struggling nickel producers

The government has announced a nickel financial assistance program that would give a 50% royalty rebate for 18 months.

February 17, 2024

Electrodialysis technology to extract lithium from thermal sources gets award

Researchers at Alma Energy and the University of Texas El Paso are working on a solution to extract usable lithium and generate energy from hydrothermal waters.

February 16, 2024

Op-Ed: Sparing the land by collecting minerals at sea

A challenge is that seafloor mining immediately starts off at a reputational disadvantage.

February 16, 2024

Curtin researcher co-develops solution to help turn waste carbon into battery-grade graphite

'RapidGraphite’ proprietary technology could be a game changer, university says.