April 17, 2023

Tanzania signs $667 million deals for rare earth and graphite projects

Deals are part of the president's drive to fast-track negotiations on long-pending mining and energy projects.

April 17, 2023

New battery recycling system allows for 70% lithium recovery

A new recycling system allows for recovering 70% of lithium from battery waste without corrosive chemicals, high temperatures, and prior sorting of materials.

April 14, 2023

EU’s Dombrovskis sees some progress on steel, battery minerals talks with US

EU's top trade official said there has been progress on a trade agreement on steel and aluminum produced with reduced carbon emissions.

April 14, 2023

Canada ready to become critical minerals provider, says minister

Canada has critical minerals cooperation agreements with Japan, the US and the European Union.

April 14, 2023

Industrial contamination may no longer be contained by Arctic permafrost  —  study

Industrial legacy buried in the Arctic permafrost or deposited on its surface may no longer be contained by the frozen soil, researchers have found.

April 13, 2023

Wyloo Metals, IGO secure land for first integrated battery material facility in Western Australia

Proposed project would represent the first commercial production of PCAM in Australia and would align with the State Government’s drive to grow Western Australia’s future battery industry.

April 13, 2023

Apple to use only recycled cobalt in batteries by 2025

A quarter of all cobalt used in Apple products came from recycled material in 2022, up from 13% a year earlier.

April 13, 2023

Canada Nickel sees more exploration success with another discovery larger than Crawford

The new discovery at Midlothian follows a string of recent exploration successes in Ontario that included the Reid, Deloro, Sothman and Texmont properties.

April 13, 2023

Australia forging ahead on critical minerals accords with allies

The government has signed new agreements with Japan, Germany, the UK and India since late last year.

April 13, 2023

Mitsubishi Corp looks to invest in nickel, lithium projects

Canada and Australia could be investment targets for nickel, according to the group CEO.