July 6, 2023 Massive Norwegian phosphate deposit could meet battery and solar demand for 50 years Norge Mining said it has discovered up to 70 billion tonnes of phosphate rock in southwest Norway.
July 6, 2023 Stellantis reaches preliminary deal for rare earth minerals with NioCorp The agreement establishes a 10-year offtake contract for minerals that NioCorp aims to produce at its Elk Creek project.
July 6, 2023 Horizonte Minerals receives mining approval for Araguaia nickel project The mine is on track for first production in early 2024.
July 6, 2023 SQM grows Aussie footprint on earn-in deal with Tambourah SQM will invest at least A$1.5 million ($1m) and up to A$3 million ($2m) to earn an initial 50% in all mineral rights at Julimar project.
July 5, 2023 European Lithium says Luxembourg’s GEM to fund $125m for Austrian mine Proceeds will be used to fund the development of the Wolfsberg lithium project in Austria.
July 5, 2023 Huayou commissions $300 million Zimbabwe lithium plant The Arcadia plant took nine months to construct and started exporting concentrates in April.
July 5, 2023 Patriot Battery Metals shares rise on metallurgical test work ahead of first resource at Corvette The HLS tests resulted in spodumene concentrate grading more than 6% lithium oxide.
July 5, 2023 McKinsey adds to warnings of clean energy metals shortages The number of the approximately 500 cobalt, copper, lithium and nickel mines operating today will need to increase by as much as 76%, it says.
July 5, 2023 Ardea Resources inks agreement with Japanese firms for nickel-cobalt project feasibility The consortium comprises Sumitomo Metal Mining, Mitsubishi Corp and Mitsui & Co Ltd.
July 5, 2023 Wyloo looks for more nickel deals as it seals Mincor buy Wyloo has breached the 90% holding in Mincor for compulsory acquisition and the takeover is expected to be sealed in the coming weeks.
Construction on track for Q1 completion at Sibanye’s Keliber lithium project in Finland Keliber is the EU's most advanced integrated lithium project, with planned LiOH production of around 15,000 tonnes per annum. January 19, 2026 | 01:57 pm
