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.

April 13, 2023

Asteroid mining startup AstroForge readies first mission

The California-based company will test its technique for refining platinum from a sample of asteroid-like material, while in orbit.

April 12, 2023

Nouveau Monde seeks $22 million for Matawinie mine, Bécancour plant

The company intends to be a vertically integrated producer of battery anode materials.

April 12, 2023

India’s rare earths miner eyes 400% expansion for clean energy

State-owned IREL Ltd. aims to mine 50 million tons a year of rare-earths bearing ore by end-2032.

April 12, 2023

Indonesia nickel giant lists at top of range raising $672 million

Harita Nickel raises $672 million in Indonesia’s largest initial public offering in 2023.