July 19, 2023 A moving target: Addressing the global infrastructure deficit in times of rapid climate change, decarbonization The need for more and better infrastructure around the world will only get bigger over time, widening the trillion-dollar gap that already exists between planned investment and the amount needed.
July 19, 2023 Zimbabwe’s $1 billion lithium plan faces setback as Chinese partner cuts stake South Africa’s Moti Group said a Chinese company with which it planned to develop a lithium processing plant was halving its stake in the venture.
July 19, 2023 No more plundering: Can Africa take control in green mineral rush? Governments have increasingly restricted or banned mineral exports in a bid to boost processing and retain more of the gains.
July 19, 2023 Marine animals flee Takuyo-Daigo seamount after Japan’s deep-sea mining test Marine animals vacated the area where Japan extracted cobalt crusts from the top of deep-sea mountains to mine cobalt.
July 19, 2023 Rio Tinto flags cost hike at Argentina lithium project Rio Tinto’s $140 million estimate and schedule for the starter plant at Rincon lithium project are under review due to cost escalation.
July 19, 2023 Tata Group to build $5 billion gigafactory in the UK Tata's first gigafactory outside of India will supply locally-made batteries to the company's its Jaguar Land Rover factories.
July 18, 2023 Australia’s Renascor signs graphite supply deal with Mitsubishi Chemical Under the agreement, the parties agreed to undertake further validation testwork on Renascor's graphite products.
July 18, 2023 Tanzania unlawfully expropriated Ntaka Hill nickel project, tribunal finds, awards miner $109m Indiana Resources delivered notices to Tanzanian authorities in 2020 over the amendments that canceled retention licenses prior to 2018.
July 18, 2023 Explorer Victor Vescovo says deep sea mining numbers don’t add up Vescovo in 2019 became the first person to venture to the deepest trenches in the world’s five oceans.
July 18, 2023 It’s carmakers against miners in battle over China-funded metals Automakers argue they need more leeway on the rules because it’s currently impossible to produce EV batteries without inputs that have at least some Chinese ownership, while US materials producers…
How 2026 will reshape the US critical mineral resilience Emerging federal activity shows two key themes: growing support for high-risk minerals and renewed focus on domestic processing technologies. December 21, 2025 | 04:00 am
