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…
July 18, 2023 EU courts further controversy by adding mining to green rulebook The move comes as the EU tries to re-shore clean technology from the US and China to meet its climate goals amid growing geopolitical tensions.
July 17, 2023 Electra makes first shipment of recycled nickel-cobalt produced in Ontario The nickel-cobalt mixed hydroxide precipitate product was produced using Electra’s proprietary hydrometallurgical process.
July 17, 2023 Graphite One awarded $37.5m under US Defense Production Act; stock jumps The funding will help the company to accelerate its Feasibility Study covering its Graphite Creek project in Alaska.
Critical Metals expects to close Greenland rare earth supply deals in Q1 2026, CEO says The company has already pre-sold 75% of planned output, split between the U.S. and Europe. December 31, 2025 | 12:08 pm
