June 30, 2023 Glencore in talks to back Argentina lithium plant for future supply The commodities giant will sign an offtake agreement in exchange for helping to fund the lithium processing plant that Eramet is building with China’s Tsingshan.
June 30, 2023 Northvolt nears deal with Canada on $5.3 billion battery plant A deal with Northvolt would underscore Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s ambitions for Canada to capture a sizable piece of the North American EV supply chain.
June 30, 2023 Stellantis signs deal with Kuniko for supply of battery materials The automaker will get 35% of future production of battery-grade nickel sulphate and cobalt sulphate from Kuniko's exploration projects in Norway.
June 29, 2023 RANKED: World’s top 10 rare earth projects The Tanbreez property in Greenland takes top spot.
June 29, 2023 Bolivia taps China, Russia’s Rosatom in bid to unlock huge lithium riches The deals follow a similar agreement in January with giant Chinese battery maker CATL.
June 29, 2023 Biden administration aims $2 billion in grants at US electric vehicle transition Auto workers union has warned that a rapid change to EVs could put thousands of jobs at risk.
June 29, 2023 Indian state-owned firm to sign lithium pact with Argentina The state-owned joint venture will "shortly" sign an agreement with Argentina to secure a few lithium blocks.
June 29, 2023 Fixing deep-sea mining damage would be double the cost of extraction — study Ecosystem restoration would cost between $5.3 - $5.7m per sq. km, compared with $2.7m sq. km to mine the seafloor.
June 29, 2023 French-British venture to develop UK’s largest lithium deposit France's Imerys and junior miner British Lithium have teamed-up to open a mine with capability to supply lithium for 500,000 EVs by 2030.
June 28, 2023 World faces ‘terrifying’ future if miners, regulators don’t step up — Newcrest The mining industry needs to bring online the equivalent of 17 more Escondidas by 2050, says interim CEO Sherry Duhe.
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