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.
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.
Last Czech deep coal mine closes as centuries-old industry reaches final day The last Czech black coal shaft, a symbol of Central Europe's industrial power, will close at January's end. January 16, 2026 | 04:00 am
