February 5, 2024 France extends New Caledonia nickel rescue talks High costs and political tensions in the French-controlled Pacific territory have left its three processing plants on the verge of collapse.
February 5, 2024 NextSource to reach full production at Molo graphite mine by July The Madagascar mine is expected to achieve nameplate capacity of 17,000 tonnes of graphite concentrate per year.
February 5, 2024 Gates, Bezos-backed KoBold Metals says Zambia copper find largest in a century It estimates the Mingomba project, in the northern Copperbelt province, will become one of the world’s highest-grade copper mines.
February 4, 2024 Argentinian, German officials meet to discuss critical minerals An Argentinian delegation travelled to Germany to promote the country’s critical mineral resources.
February 3, 2024 From green hype to bailouts, the nickel industry has imploded The nickel market has been thrown into chaos after a flood of new supplies from Indonesia — the result of huge Chinese investment and major technological breakthroughs.
February 2, 2024 Lithium lowdown: Week 5, 2024 roundup and analysis A review of current developments in the global lithium industry from Jan. 26 to Feb. 2.
February 2, 2024 Western miners lag as oil powers enter race for Africa’s critical metals Risk aversion is likely to leave major Western miners lagging in a race to tap Africa's reserves of critical raw materials.
February 2, 2024 Germany invests $1.1bn to counter China on raw materials The state fund will focus on cobalt, copper, lithium, silicon, rare earths projects, including in extraction, processing and recycling.
February 1, 2024 GM, Stellantis-backed lithium startup seeks more than $1 billion for brine project The funds are for a project from Controlled Thermal Resources Holdings Inc., known as CTR, in California.
February 1, 2024 Patriot Battery Metals falls on Toronto debut Patriot graduated from the TSX Venture Exchange as it seeks access to further institutional capital and investors.
Critical Metals expects to close Greenland supply deals in Q1 2026, CEO says The company has already pre-sold 75% of planned output, split between the US and Europe. December 31, 2025 | 12:08 pm
