November 30, 2023 Saudi Arabia studies graphite, rare earths trading platform – minister The Kingdom has been studying setting up the trading platform for the past three months and it does not expect a decision to be made before the next six.
November 29, 2023 Lithium price slump has room to run as bearish bets mount in Guangzhou Prices on the Guangzhou Futures Exchange have more than halved since the bourse debuted lithium trading in July.
November 29, 2023 Exxaro widens critical metals search to greenfield assets The South African coal miner plans to acquire manganese and copper assets.
November 29, 2023 Electric car makers can stop worrying so much about lithium Lithium’s price slump over the past year has been as dramatic as its climb — and it’s probably not finished yet.
November 29, 2023 India launches first part of critical minerals auction worth $5.4 billion India will also announce the acquisition of lithium blocks in Australia and Argentina in a month or two.
November 29, 2023 Rio Tinto sells stake in Canadian diamond project, ups interest in copper Rio Tinto sold its 75% interest in the Fort à la Corne diamond project in Saskatchewan, and is increasing its stake in a Yukon copper firm.
November 28, 2023 Deep sea mining company sues Greenpeace amid standoff at sea The Metals Company said the protest was costing it $1 million a day.
November 28, 2023 Li-FT drills 21 metres at 1.12% lithium oxide at Ki target near Yellowknife The company has now wrapped up its 2023 drill program at the Yellowknife project which comprised 34,238 metres.
November 28, 2023 Stantec to design C$1 billion Li-ion battery plant in British Columbia The facility will become the largest factory in Canada for high performance Li-ion battery cells.
November 28, 2023 Euro Manganese shares jump on project financing deal with Orion Resource Partners The Chvaletice project in the Czech Republic is the only sizeable, classified resource of manganese in the European Union.
China’s November net gold imports via Hong Kong more than doubled from October Spot gold prices have risen about 72% this year, hitting a record $4,549.71 an ounce on Friday, the biggest annual gain since 1979. December 29, 2025 | 07:35 am
