December 5, 2023 Eramet and ES launch new lithium test in geothermal venture Geothermal waters in the Rhine Valley along the French-German border have attracted investments both for renewable energy and potential lithium resources.
December 5, 2023 Norway lawmakers back deep-sea mining in Arctic Ocean The minority centre-left government and two large opposition parties have backed the proposal, with a final vote scheduled for January.
December 4, 2023 Idaho National Lab, US Critical Materials sign deal to develop new rare earth processing methods This is a positive development for a nascent North American rare earths market and taps into the broader issue of the glaring lack of domestic production.
December 4, 2023 Dutch court orders Greenpeace off deep-sea mining vessel amid disputed ocean study The CEO says the company is aware that the world’s eyes are on them.
December 4, 2023 Top Chinese lithium producers to fund Atlas project in Brazil The company will partner with Chengxin and Yahua, suppliers of lithium hydroxide to Tesla, BYD, and LG.
December 4, 2023 Caterpillar invests in tech startup Nth Cycle to boost recycling The investment comes as part of a $44 million Series B round of financing.
December 3, 2023 Australia’s path toward net zero is clear — but industry commitment needed CSIRO researchers show that accelerated transition is needed across the economy if the island nation is to meet the goal of net zero before 2050.
December 3, 2023 Al Gore-backed group has a tool to decarbonize supply chains The database covers more than 350 million sources of greenhouse gas pollution such as individual power plants, steel mills and mining operations.
December 1, 2023 US gives $50 million boost to critical minerals investor TechMet The backing from the US International Development Finance Corporation brings its total investment in the Dublin-based firm to $105 million.
December 1, 2023 China lithium price poised for further decline in 2024 – analysts Lithium carbonate prices in top consumer China could fall by more than 30% next year.
SolGold agrees to $1.2 billion takeover by top investor Jiangxi Copper This was Jiangxi's third proposal to acquire the company. December 24, 2025 | 08:03 am
